APAwire - APAwire CLIENTS ONLY, Gaza - 03 March 2021. Deputy of the Legislative Council, Ahmed Bahar, speaks during a meeting about a gas pipeline project, at the legislative council, in Gaza city
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Chairman of Qatar's Gaza Reconstruction Committee Ambassador Mohammed Al Emadi said a gas supply was necessary to solve the electricity crisis in Gaza Strip. The amount will be allocated for extending gas pipeline from the Israeli side, while the EU pledged to provide €20 ($24)mn to complete the extensions inside the Gaza Strip, the foreign ministry said.
The project is expected to be completed by 2023 and the gas will be supplied from the Leviathan field operated by the US major Chevron. With pipeline funding secured, what remains is a gas purchase agreement with the Leviathan field partners, the news agency added.
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