ABU DHABI: The Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation has announced the start of the construction of a power station in Aden Governorate, with a capacity of 120 megawatts and at an estimated cost of $100 million, as part of the UAE’s programmes to support Yemen’s electricity and energy sectors and provide for the governorate’s yearly needs.
According to Gulf News, eng. Saeed Al Ali, Representative of the Foundation, said, during a press conference organized by the Foundation in Aden, that the work to install the station’s turbine will begin on 20th June, and the station is expected to be fully operational on 17th October. He added that the project has the support of His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces.
He further added that a ship carrying the first shipment of the power station’s equipment and tools will leave Fujairah Port for Aden Port after only two weeks while pointing out that this support from the UAE is not its first, as it was preceded during the two years by works to connect and supply Aden with electricity, as well as other services and humanitarian projects.
Mubarak Al Tamimi, the Yemeni Vice Minister of Electricity and Energy, thanked the UAE leadership and the Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation, on behalf of his government, for their generous support to the people of the country.
