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Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Gaza's third generator to resume operations

Ma'an- The headquarters of the main electricity company in Gaza Strip, shortly after being hit by an Israeli missile during an air strike over the city on June 28, 2006.

The Gaza Energy Authority announced Wednesday that the power station's third generator would resume operations as of 2 p.m.

Since 2007, Israel's closure of the Gaza Strip has led to severely restricted fuel supply, causing power shortages. Restrictions on the import of equipment saw the power station's four generators reduced to three, only two of which have been working since 2009. Read more
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