World / Gaza Israeli Fuel Delay Shuts Gaza's Lone Power Plant A third of residents lose electricity; bakeries close By Matt Cantor, Newser Staff Posted May 12, 2008 3:41 AM CDT Copied A Palestinian vendor uses a gas lantern at his food stand during a local blackout in an area of Gaza City, Sunday, May 11, 2008. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa) A fuel delivery delay from Israel has shut Gaza’s only power plant since Saturday, cutting electricity to about a third of the Strip’s residents, Ha’aretz reports. The shortage shut down area bakeries yesterday. The plant is set to re-open today after Israel delivers fuel. The last delivery was Wednesday, before Israel’s Independence Day. A planned shipment yesterday failed as the Israeli government kept border crossings closed following attacks from Gaza on Israeli border towns. (More Gaza stories.) Report an error