A helping hand for solar for the Yemenis from Masdar: Yemen is building a solar plant in Aden with a generation capacity of up to 120 MW with support from the UAE’s renewables giant Masdar, Yemen’s Electricity Minister Mana bin Yemeen told Erem news agency on Thursday.

What we know: The facility in southern Yemen is in its final stages and includes a 9 km transmission line, Bin Yemeen said. The country is also planning to set up two solar projects in South-Central Shabwa Governorate and the Eastern Hadramout province, he added. International engineering and consulting firm ILF, which has been hired by Masdar, is currently working on final technical studies related to the projects.

REMEMBER- Solar is proving to be a lifeline for the Yemenis: A shift to solar power continues to lead the way in the war-torn country, which is home to 32 mn people. Over 50% of homes in the country depend on the sun as their main source of energy, according to the International Finance Corporation (IFC).

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