But since late last year, there have been only three or four hours of electricity a day in total. The simple explanation is that Gaza requires 450-500 MegaWatts of power a day but is receiving barely a third of that. About 30 MW produced by its own aging power plant, 30 MW imported from Egypt and 120 MW supplied from Israel. The Palestinian Authority, which pays for power supplied by Israel and Egypt, normally transfers fuel to Gaza and exempts it from most taxes. "If no substantial solutions are found the crisis will escalate and hours without power will increase," he said.

Source: Egypt Independent January 12, 2017 16:00 UTC