Ramallah – Ma’an – Chairman of the Energy Authority, Zafer Melhem, confirmed that the water desalination plant in Deir al-Balah will be reconnected to the electricity supply today.

He explained that the water desalination plants in the Gaza and North Gaza governorates lack the energy to operate their generators, noting that the initial material losses in the electricity distribution network in the Gaza Strip due to the war of extermination amounted to more than half a billion dollars.

The Energy Authority, in cooperation with the Gaza Electricity Distribution Company, has been working over the past two weeks to temporarily repair the damaged line on the Palestinian side, about 4 km long, so that electricity can be supplied to the central desalination plant in Deir al-Balah on a continuous basis, which will be able to produce twenty thousand cubic meters per day, which will help provide clean drinking water to citizens.

The Energy Authority notes that it is cooperating with international bodies to pressure
the occupation to restore electricity to all remaining lines to ensure the provision of electricity to citizens and all vital facilities.

Source: Maan News Agency