Aden, Yemen – Prime Minister Dr. Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak inaugurated the full operation of a 120-megawatt solar power plant in the Al-Buraiqeh district of the interim capital Aden on Monday. The project was funded by the United Arab Emirates.
During the inauguration ceremony, the Prime Minister expressed his delight at the launch of this strategic project, describing it as part of the sustainable solutions the government is working towards to address the electricity crisis. He pointed out that this project is one of the most important strategic renewable energy projects in Yemen, as it is environmentally friendly and aligns with the outcomes of climate summits, most recently the COP28 in Dubai.
The Prime Minister emphasized the importance of promoting a culture of renewable energy in Yemen, which began in Mocha and continues now in Aden. He explained that the plant’s design capacity reaches 120 megawatts, expandable in the future, marking a successful start that can be replicated in other governorates such as Shabwa and Hadhramout.
Dr. Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak expressed his pride in the national cadres who contributed to the completion of this project and their acquisition of expertise from working with international consultants. He also thanked the United Arab Emirates for its generous support in implementing the project, the executing and consulting company, the Minister of Electricity and Energy, Mana’ Bin Yameen, the Ministry’s cadres, and the local authority in Aden Governorate, represented by the Minister of State, Governor of Aden, Ahmed Lamlas.
The Prime Minister highlighted the significant political support from the Presidential Leadership Council, headed by His Excellency Dr. Rashad Al-Alimi, and the Council members, which contributed to the achievement of this strategic project. He specifically praised the efforts of Council members Major General Aidaroos Al-Zubaidi and Abdul Rahman Al-Mahrami in this regard.
The Prime Minister indicated that this project represents a model for future partnerships with the private sector and reflects the government’s vision of transforming electricity from a burden into a service and investment opportunity. He also affirmed the government’s direction to diversify partnerships in the electricity sector, making it attractive to local, regional, and international investments, and working to develop generation and distribution units and find sustainable solutions to the electricity problem that meet the needs of citizens and development.
He stressed the government’s determination to develop a clear strategy to solve the electricity problem, based on radical solutions, transparent governance, and accountability in all production, distribution, and collection operations, while alleviating the burdens borne by citizens.
For his part, the Minister of Electricity and Energy, Mana’ Bin Yameen, reviewed the stages of the project, indicating that the plant was established to be expandable to reach a production capacity of 600 megawatts. He emphasized that the project is the beginning of renewable energy projects in Yemen, as similar projects are currently being implemented in Shabwa, followed by Hadhramout, Al-Dhali’, and the rest of the liberated governorates.
During the inauguration ceremony, a documentary film about the project was shown, showcasing the plant’s components and stages of completion. The plant was built on an area of 1.6 million square meters and included the installation of more than 211,000 solar panels, 900 kilometers of electrical cables, 43,000 foundations and steel structures, in addition to 12 substations, 9 kilometers of high-voltage lines, and a main substation. More than 2,000 workers, technicians, engineers, and experts participated in the project’s completion, with a total of 1.3 million working hours without injury.
At the end of the ceremony, the Prime Minister pressed the start button, announcing the start of the full operation of the solar power plant.
Source: https://pmo-ye.net/post/7714
