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Blackouts as Gaza power plant shuts down due to lack of fuel May 11, 2008 Gaza – Ma'an – The Gaza Strip's sole power plant shut down due to a lack of fuel on Saturday, Kan'an 'Ubaid, the deputy chair of the Palestinian power and natural resources service said.
'Ubaid
said
during
a
press
conference
in
Gaza
City
that
30-35%
of
homes
in
the
Strip,
and
fully
half
of
homes
in
Gaza
City
are
now
without
electricity.
Israel, which controls Gaza's borders, has limited fuel supplies since last September, culminating in an almost complete shutdown of the Nahal Oz fuel terminal after an attack on the crossing point in April. In addition to the deisel-burning power plant, Egypt and Israel also supply some electricity to the Strip. 'Ubaid accused Israel of shipping fuel to the Gaza Strip at the last minute. He also said that the shutdown of the power plant would only worsen an already building crisis in Gaza. "Egypt sent gas to Israel, and they should have sent it to the Gaza Strip instead," he said. He also thanked Algeria for its willingness to provide the Gaza Strip with fuel, and he demanded that Egypt allows entry of that fuel through its border with Gaza.
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