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Turkey searching for solutions to Gaza electricity crisis

February 6, 2017 at 11:43 am

The power plant that generates electricity in Gaza [Majdi Fathi/Apaimages]

A Turkish delegation from the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources visited the Gaza Strip yesterday and discussed solutions for the electricity crisis in the besieged enclave, Safa news agency reported.

The delegation met representatives of the energy ministry in the morning.

“The Turkish delegation came to discuss solutions for the electricity crisis,” Ahmed Abu Al-Amreen, spokesman of the Gaza Electricity Company, told journalists.

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The Turkish delegation, which visited Israel before entering the Gaza Strip through the Erez crossing, consisted of eight experts.

Turkey has donated 15,000 tonnes of industrial fuel for Gaza’s sole electricity plant in the Gaza Strip over the past few months.