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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Tired of Power Cuts, Gaza Turns to Solar

This picture taken on September 6, 2022 shows a view of solar panels placed atop a bakery building used to power it, in Gaza City in the Palestinian enclave. (Photo by MOHAMMED ABED / AFP)

Palestinians living in the Israeli-blockaded enclave of Gaza have long endured an unstable and costly electricity supply, so Yasser al-Hajj found a different way: solar power.

Looking at the rows of photo-voltaic panels at his beachfront fish farm and seafood restaurant, The Sailor, he said the investment he made six years ago had more than paid off.

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