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GEDCo finally started operating the
electrical line between the Power plant and the southern
governorates in Gaza Strip after finishing the last part of it in a
total cost of 2.5 million USD which was financed by the Ministry of
Finance . GEDCo started more than a year ago working on this project
however the Israeli security obstacle and the safety procedures
applied by them stood on the way of completing the project and get
the line to go through what was known as Abou Holly check point and
the security zones. This line will allow the electricity from the
power plant to get to Rafah and Khanyounis for the first time
putting an end to the suffering of the people in the area from the
shortage of electricity , the line supplies the area with 24 MW
while the shortage was 7 MW which means the line will cover the
current and the future need of energy for the people and also there
will not be anymore load shedding. This 10km line from the power
plant to Al qarara round about cost 1.8 million dollars is part of a
whole project where GEDCo installed an underground cable in a length
of 4 km from Al qarara round about until Bani Sohila round about in
a cost of 700,000 USD . GEDCo also installed a number of overhead
lines that includes a line from the Fokhary area to the entrance of
Taha Hussein St, in a length of 3.5 km with 114,000 USD cost,
another line between Salah El-Dein St, in Kherbit al – adas area in
a length of 2 km and a cost of 77,000 USD , also a line between
Shaikh Al-eid area and Zourob round about that was 2.5 km with a
cost of 150,000 USD giving a total length of 8km of overhead
lines. GEDCo's technical team started working on re – distributing
loads to be able to get the new energy on GEDCo's transformers to
make it possible for all customers to benefit from the new loads .
GEDCo encourages citizens to take care of the new accomplishments
and treat the electrical networks according to the laws and
regulations, also GEDCo encourages the customers to pay the
electrical bill so that GEDCo is capable of offering its services to
supply enough electricity and keep maintaining and improving the
electrical networks.
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