- Abu Dhabi’s Masdar will build a 120 MW solar power plant in Yemen’s Aden city
- It will also construct transmission lines and transformer stations for solar energy distribution
- Yemen is likely to fast track the project as survey work has already been initiated for the same
The interim capital of Yemen, Aden will soon sport a large-scale solar power plant having 120 MW capacity by Masdar which will be the ‘1st and the largest strategic project to generate electricity through clean and renewable energy’ in the country according to the Yemeni Ministry of Electricity and Energy.
It added that the solar power plant will reduce the cost of electricity generation during daytime and contribute to lowering the country’s carbon footprint.
Under a joint cooperation agreement signed, Masdar will also construct transmission lines and transformer stations for the transmission and distribution of electricity to be generated by the solar power station, among other tasks.
Survey work for the solar power plant is already underway and, as the ministry stated, ‘tireless efforts’ are being made to complete the project as soon as possible. However, the ministry did not share any other details about the project.
According to the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), Yemen’s total installed renewable energy capacity at the end of 2021 was 253 MW, all of which was solar PV technology.
In July 2022, the World Bank approved $100 million for phase II of the Yemen Emergency Electricity Access Project to enable electricity access for local businesses, local health centers and schools (see World Bank’s $615 Million For Solar Power).
