Gaza Power Plant
{{Short description|Power plant in Gaza Strip, Palestine}}
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| commissioned = 2002
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The Gaza Power Plant is a fossil fuel power station in Gaza Strip, Palestine.
History
The power plant was built in 2002.{{cite news|last=Najjar|first=Farah|date=1 February 2017|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2017/2/1/gaza-power-crisis-we-want-to-end-this-nightmare|title=Gaza power crisis: 'We want to end this nightmare'|work=Aljazeera|access-date=23 October 2023}} On 28 June 2006, the six transformers of the power plant were destroyed by missile attacks by Israeli Air Force.{{cite web|date=September 2006|url=https://www.btselem.org/publications/summaries/200609_act_of_vengeance|title=Act of Vengeance: Israel's Bombing of the Gaza Power Plant and its Effects|website=The Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories|access-date=23 October 2023}} In 2007, the power plant was rebuilt and it operated at a maximum capacity of 80 MW.{{cite web|last=Avra|first=Tamsin|url=https://www.rebuildingalliance.org/gaza-electricity-crisis-fact-sheet|title=Gaza Electricity Crisis Fact Sheet|website=Rebuilding Alliance|access-date=23 October 2023}} On 29 July 2014, the power plant was attacked again by the Israel Defense Forces.{{cite web|date=10 August 2014|url=https://www.hrw.org/news/2014/08/10/gaza-widespread-impact-power-plant-attack|title=Gaza: Widespread Impact of Power Plant Attack|website=Human Rights Watch|access-date=23 October 2023}} On October 11, 2023, the plant reportedly stopped working after it ran out of fuel due to the blockade on Gaza imposed by Israel during the Gaza war.{{Cite web|last=Dahman|first=Ibrahim|title=Gaza’s sole power station stops working as fuel runs out, after Israel orders ‘complete’ blockade|url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/11/middleeast/gaza-power-plant-shuts-down-intl/index.html|access-date=11 October 2023|website=CNN|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=Suter|first=Tara|title=
Sole Gaza power plant out of fuel|url=https://thehill.com/policy/international/4249576-sole-gaza-power-plant-out-of-fuel/|access-date=11 October 2023|website=The Hill|language=en}}
Technical specifications
The power plant has a total of four generating units with an installed capacity of 140 MW.{{cite news|date=16 August 2023|url=https://gisha.org/en/fourth-turbine-temporarily-activated/|title=Fourth turbine at Gaza's power plant temporarily activated|work=Gisha|access-date=23 October 2023}}
See also
References
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Category:2002 establishments in Palestine
Category:Buildings and structures in the Gaza Strip
Category:Energy infrastructure completed in 2002
Category:Oil-fired power stations
Category:Power stations in Palestine
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