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| Israel-Palestine-Jordan |
| Egypt Will Begin Electricity for Gaza Project |
| 2008-03-20 |
| ...agreed in principle Wednesday to a deal that would have Egypt replace Israel as the Gaza Strip's sole electricity provider. Under the deal, Egypt would set up a new power line from the Sinai Peninsula town of Arish to the nearby Gaza Strip. The 150-megawatt line would cost $35 million to set up ... [Saudis to fund - Egyptian oligarchs and lackeys get to steal stuff] ... and would be operational within two years. Egypt currently provides the Gaza Strip with only 7 megawatts of power, while Israel provides 124 megawatts via 10 different lines. A local power station produces the remainder. |
| Posted by:mhw |
| #4 The only electricity the Israelis should provide Gaza is the current in the electric fence keeping them away from Israel. |
| Posted by: RWV 2008-03-20 17:36 |
| #3 What about the water? Let's get Egypt to take over the water. The Saudis can pay for a treatment plant and pipelines from the Nile or whereever they take it from. And the Saudis can also pay for sewage collection and treatment infrastructure. If they can fund Al Qaeda, they can fund a little infrastructure. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2008-03-20 16:16 |
| #2 Just make sure the Israelis blow the pylons on their end when it's all setup to take this issue off the table permanently. Maybe even sooner if there are "delays" or "problems"... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2008-03-20 12:19 |
| #1 Good. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2008-03-20 12:12 |