Israel/Palestine
In reply to the discussion: Palestinian Villages May Soon Go Dark: Israeli Government To Remove Solar Panels And Wind Turbines [View all]holdencaufield
(2,927 posts)ANYWHERE on the planet who builds a power grid without a permit is going to have to eventually tear it down.
Another article from AFP on the same subject (cited below) says that the NGO responsible for the funding refuses to even apply for permits or negotiate with Israel for retroactive permits.
http://www.yourmiddleeast.com/news/west-bank-solar-panels-risk-demolition_2916
Which will lead most people to believe that they didn't build it primarily to give anyone electricity, they primarily built it as a PR stunt.
This also isn't about denying electrical power to Palestinians -- this particular project (according to the OP) only services .06% of the West Bank population. No country in the Arab world has 99% availability of electricity to its citizens. Before Israeli administration, there was no electrical power in the West Bank outside of major towns.