Israel threatens to cut electricity in West Bank
The Jerusalem District Electricity Company is plagued by an ongoing crisis preventing it from paying its debts to the Israeli electricity company.
RAMALLAH, West Bank — The Jerusalem District Electricity Company (JDECO), the largest electricity distribution company in the West Bank, is in an ever-increasing crisis due to the Israel Electric Corporation (IEC) cut-off of its concession areas — which it supplies with electricity, namely Jerusalem, Ramallah, Bethlehem and Jericho — due to accumulated debts, with the first phase of the cut-off ending on Oct. 24.
On Oct. 16, JDECO received the first warning for the second phase of power cuts from IEC, during which it will cut off three to four lines (areas) for over two hours a day, depriving some 40,000 Palestinians of electricity for that period of time.
