Israel/Palestine/Gaze: Gaza's Solar Power in Wartime

Nov 21, 2023 | Will Todman, Joseph S. Bermudez Jr., and Jennifer Jun, Center for Strategic & International Studies
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In recent years, Palestinians and international actors have sought to enhance the resilience of Gaza’s electricity sector. In fact, they have installed so much solar energy for critical infrastructure, businesses, and domestic usage that the authors estimate that Gaza likely now has the highest density of rooftop solar systems in the world. Renewable electricity provides more reliable power to Gaza than is otherwise available, and it is not subject to the politicization of fuel and energy exports from Israel.