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The power outage in the liberated Yemeni areas represents one of the chronic dilemmas facing the Yemeni government, with service declining, especially in the temporary capital, Aden, prompting the chairman of the Presidential Leadership Council, Rashad Al-Alimi, to hold a meeting to discuss solutions.

The power outage in the liberated Yemeni areas represents one of the chronic dilemmas facing the Yemeni government, with service declining, especially in the temporary capital, Aden, prompting the chairman of the Presidential Leadership Council, Rashad Al-Alimi, to hold a meeting to discuss solutions.

The city of Aden has seen the worst electricity performance in recent days, with outages lasting for much of the day as power plants ran out of fuel, industry officials said.

According to official sources, the government has managed to provide emergency quantities of fuel to get the plants back up and running, but this will not prevent the problem from recurring, due to the scarcity of resources, and the cessation of oil exports for more than a year due to Houthi attacks on export ports.

As the Yemeni government struggles to provide services and pay the salaries of public employees, the price of the Yemeni riyal has also seen a new decline. The price of one dollar in Aden and the liberated areas exceeded 1,500 Yemeni riyals.

A presidential priority

The head of Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council, Rashad Al-Alimi, has made the electricity problem his top priority after his return from Al-Mahra Governorate, where he stayed for days to support local authorities and residents in dealing with the repercussions of the tropical cyclone “Tej.”

Official sources say that Al-Alimi met with Prime Minister Maeen Abdul Malik, as well as some ministers and officials interested in economic affairs, in the presence of the director of the Office of the Presidency of the Republic, Yahya Al-Shuaibi, head of the economic team, Hossam Al -Sharjabi, the governor of the Central Bank, Ahmed Ghaleb, and the ministers of Finance, Salem Bin Brik, and the ministers of Electricity and Energy, Manaa. Bin Yameen, Minister of Petroleum and Minerals Saeed Al-Shammasi and Deputy Finance Minister Hani Wahab.

The meeting, which took place against the backdrop of the deterioration of the electricity service faced by the liberated areas, discussed economic indicators and new variables in the situation of the national currency, goods and supplies of basic services, in particular the electricity and energy.

According to official media, the discussion took place “in light of the latest developments in the local situation, including the continued cessation of oil exports due to the Houthi terrorist attacks, and regional and international developments related to the dangerous escalation of Israeli occupation forces and its potential repercussions on various sectors”.

The Saba agency reported that Al-Alimi was briefed during the meeting on the measures taken by the government to improve economic performance and carry out financial and service reforms coordinated with regional allies and international partners, ensuring that basic needs of citizens are guaranteed and reducing the suffering caused by recurring electricity outages at all levels.

The agency reported that the ministers concerned presented the implemented treatments and support needed to overcome the sustainable problem in the energy sector, and the importance of full coordination between the ministries of Electricity, Petroleum and Minerals and Finance, to provide sufficient resources and fuel to operate generation plants, and reduce scheduled outage hours to a minimum, leading to radical solutions to the crisis in this vital sector.

Radical solutions

The President of the Yemeni Governing Council (according to official media) emphasized “the need for collective action to address existing challenges, according to chronic plans that can be implemented urgently and in the strategic medium term”.

The sources add that Al-Alimi explained to those present the devastating effects left by the tropical cyclone on infrastructure and public and private properties in the governorates of Al-Mahra, Socotra and Hadramaut, and the interventions necessary to reduce the impact of the cyclone. disaster for citizens and for economic and commercial activities, especially on the international road with neighboring countries.

The chairman of the Yemeni Presidential Council renewed his praise for the role of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates in supporting the Yemeni economy, strengthening the position of the local currency and countering the Houthi militia’s plans to plunge the country into a global economic and humanitarian crisis. crisis.

Al-Alimi’s meeting with the Prime Minister and the rest of the officials approved (according to official media) a number of urgent solutions in the electricity and energy sector, improving revenues and accelerating the matrix of economic reforms, financial and services.

Prime Minister Maeen Abdul Malik had held an earlier meeting with relevant ministers, reviewing the level of implementation of reforms in the oil sector in accordance with the government’s plans and program and the requirements under the Saudi subsidy to support the general state budget.

Official media reported that Abdul Malik decided to redouble efforts and implement the approved measures, to continue supplying domestic oil and gas derivatives to citizens and providing electric fuel.

The Prime Minister of Yemen emphasized the continuation of the implementation of the reform program in the oil and gas sector, the completion of plans to activate the work of Aden refineries and the restoration of its leadership role in derivatives collateral oil.