{"id":75405,"date":"2023-01-03T02:26:51","date_gmt":"2023-01-03T02:26:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/2023\/01\/03\/yemen-lands-largest-solar-plant-project-to-date\/"},"modified":"2023-01-03T02:26:51","modified_gmt":"2023-01-03T02:26:51","slug":"yemen-lands-largest-solar-plant-project-to-date","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/2023\/01\/03\/yemen-lands-largest-solar-plant-project-to-date\/","title":{"rendered":"Yemen lands largest solar plant project to date"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"content-anchor\" id=\"tldr-story-02\"><\/a> <strong>Yemen will get its largest solar plant, courtesy of Masdar: <\/strong>UAE-based renewables company Masdar signed an agreement with Yemen\u2019s Southern Transitional Council (STC) for the development of a 120 MW solar project in Aden, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/stcaden.com\/news\/19691\">statement<\/a>. Both parties will work on the construction of transmission networks and transformer stations, the statement notes. The financials of the agreement were not disclosed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Yemenis are in need of stable electricity<\/strong>: Some 90% of the Yemeni population lacks access to publicly sourced electricity, according to recent <a href=\"https:\/\/reliefweb.int\/report\/yemen\/yemen-humanitarian-needs-overview-2023-december-2022#:~:text=Overall%2C%20some%2017.7%20million%20people,of%20protection%20services%20in%202023.\">ReliefWeb<\/a> statistics. More than 50% of the country\u2019s population source their power needs from micro solar energy installations, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.worldbank.org\/arabvoices\/glimpse-light-yemen-enabling-booming-solar-industry-through-entrepreneurship-and-innovation\">World Bank<\/a> figures.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ELSEWHERE IN THE REGION- Tunisia secures loan packages for first solar <\/strong><strong>project: <\/strong>The Africa Development Bank Group\u2019s board of directors approved a EUR 10 mn loan and a USD 27 mn loan for <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/climate\/en\/news\/story\/7c5659c7-cf17-4cd6-9d18-c8afb5c643fb\">Tunisia\u2019s 100 MW<\/a> solar independent power producer plant in Kairouan, according to an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.afdb.org\/en\/news-and-events\/press-releases\/tunisia-african-development-bank-group-board-approves-27-million-and-eu10-million-loans-kairouan-solar-plant-57646\">statement<\/a>. The USD 27 mn loan includes USD 17 mn worth of concessional financing from the Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa, a special multi-donor fund managed by the bank.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yemen will get its largest solar plant, courtesy of Masdar: UAE-based renewables company Masdar signed an agreement with Yemen\u2019s Southern Transitional Council (STC) for the development of a 120 MW solar project in Aden, according to a statement. Both parties will work on the construction of transmission networks and transformer stations, the statement notes. 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