UAE to evaluate power sector project proposals
The Emirati Committee for Electricity in Yemen visited the
industrial city of Ash Shihr in Hadramaut
Governorate, to evaluate project proposals, as part of the UAE's efforts to
assess the demand for electricity under its assistance programme, Menafn quoted
WAM.
The committee heard
proposals from Yemeni officials, including the construction of a solar power
plant and alternative energy plans, to meet the local demand for power services
throughout the year and implement the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed
bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of
the UAE Armed Forces, to support the local electricity sector.
The committee stressed
that it will study project proposals, as part of UAE's efforts to bridge the
wide power generation gap
.
Abdul Aziz Al Jaber,
Head of the Emirates Red Crescent Team in Hadramaut, said that the committee's
field visit is part of UAE's efforts to support the local electricity sector
and ease the suffering of the Yemeni people, with a focus on improving the
power supply in Hadramaut.