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| 'Egypt, Hamas agree to link electricity grids' |
| 2012-02-23 |
| Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh signs three-stage deal with Egypt to end Gaza's energy crisis. Egypt and Hamas reached an energy agreement Thursday to help end the energy crisis in Gaza, and that will ultimately connect Gaza's electricity grid to Egypt's, the Palestinian Ma'an news agency reported. According to Ma'an, Hamas spokesman Taher al-Nunu said Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh struck a deal with Egyptian officials and the Islamic Development Bank after "intensive negotiations." The deal, to be implemented in three stages, begins with Egyptian companies pumping fuel into Gaza under contracts signed with individual companies. In the next stage, the Islamic Development Bank will fund projects to increase the capacity of Gaza's only power plant by 40 megawatts. Finally, Gaza will connect its electricity grid to Egypt's and convert the power plant to run on gas instead of diesel. Egypt decided to let more fuel into Gaza and increase the amount of electricity it supplies to the Palestinian enclave on Tuesday, a move aimed at easing a power crisis that has embarrassed the ruling Hamas movement. |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #1 good. Now the Egyptians can cut off their power for non-payment. Deadbeat welfare parasites |
| Posted by: Frank G 2012-02-23 20:34 |