Palestine Forklift Energy Storage Battery Project

Is the energy sector in Palestine a unique situation?

The energy sector, specifically electricity in the State of Palestine, is in a unique situation.

Can a new pilot model transform energy challenges in Palestine?

UNDP is suggesting a new pilot model for future testing, scaling up, and replication in order to transform energy challenges in the State of Palestine into promising opportunities.An overarching proposal is to encourage Local Governance Units (LGUs), especially in villages and towns, to invest in solar energy with medium-scale photovoltaic farms.

Where does Palestinian electricity come from?

Palestinians are heavily dependent on imported electricity from the Israeli networks: 87 percent of electricity consumed is secured from Israel and around 4 percent from Egypt and Jordan. The remaining 9 percent is produced locally in Gaza and used to fuel the region’s power plant on a continuous basis.

How can the Palestinian government address the needs of the Palestinian people?

To address the needs of the Palestinian people, the government started to explore and implement sustainable solutions, notably through investments in renewable energy, particularly in solar energy. Such efforts should be supported by all means.

What will UNDP do if the Palestinians don't get solar energy?

UNDP will continue its efforts to keep the sustainable-energy agenda for the Palestinian people as its priority and will increase its advocacy and lobbying efforts to test new solutions even as it increases investment in solar energy through its various development interventions.

Why is the energy sector struggling in Gaza?

In Gaza, the deficit in power supply imposes a huge constraint on its residents. Despite outstanding national efforts to engineer reforms in the energy sector and developments on electricity transmission, distribution, and diversification of energy resources, the energy sector still faces major obstacles.