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<p><a href="http://english.wafa.ps/index.php?action=detail&amp;id=19046" target="_blank"><strong>WAFA FEBR 20 2011</strong></a></p>
<p>RAMALLAH, February 20, 2012 (WAFA) – Egypt agreed Monday to supply the Gaza Strip with 5 megawatt of power starting next week in the first stage of providing power to the coastal enclave to solve its electricity crisis, according to an official.</p>
<p>Chairman of the Palestinian Energy Authority Omar Kittaneh told WAFA that Egyptian Minister of Electricity and Energy Hassan Younis informed him in a telephone call that Egypt has agreed to immediately supply Gaza with 5 megawatt of power.</p>
<p>He said the Egyptian and Palestinian sides “have reached a solution to the power problem in Gaza through three stages &#8212; short-term, mid-term and long-term.”</p>
<p>He said the Egyptian initiative is based on increasing power supply to Gaza by 40 megawatt through increasing the operational capacity of Sinai’s power station.</p>
<p>Kittaneh said running the second stage will cost around $1 million, funded by the Islamic Development Bank.</p>
<p>He said the reason behind the severe power crisis in Gaza is due to the lack of fuel needed to operate Gaza’s power station.</p>
<p>M.H./M.S.</p>
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