FIVE POWER LINES SUPPLYING GAZA DISCONECTED

          Ramallah,  9 Safar 1435/13 December 2013 (MINA) – The Gaza Strip power authority (GSPA) confirmed that the damage affecting power lines that supply Gaza has disorganized electricity access to the houses.

         “Electricity in Gaza is no longer linked to a specific schedule, because of the bad weather condition.

          The five power lines that supply Gaza were disconnected,” Director of information center at GSPA Ahmed Abu Amrain said in a statement on Friday, Palestinian Information Center reported as quoted by Mi’raj Islamic News  Agency (MINA).

          He pointed out that the electricity available meets only 20 percent or less of the power needs of the population in Gaza.

         “The technical teams are working on providing a number of areas with electricity for a few hours,” Abu Amrain added

          Residents of the Gaza Strip are suffering from a big electricity crisis. Over a month ago Gaza’s sole power plant stopped working. Electricity reaches houses in Gaza only for six hours per day depending on Israeli and Egyptian power lines. (T/P03/E1)

Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA)