Masdar has signed a joint cooperation agreement with Yemen’s Ministry of Electricity and Energy to build a 120 MW solar power plant in Aden. It will be the first large-scale renewable energy project in the country.

masdarAbu Dhabi-based renewable energy developer to build 120 MW solar power plant in Abu Dhabi Yemen. The developer signed a joint cooperation agreement with the Yemeni Ministry of Electricity and Energy earlier this month. The deal includes the construction of transmission lines and substations.

The solar project will be built in Aden. According to Yemen’s Energy Minister Manea bin Yameen, the 120 MW plant will be Yemen’s “first and largest strategic project to generate electricity through clean and renewable energy”.

The ministry has reportedly opened an investigation into the project. It did not reveal a project completion date or any other details, but noted that the solar farm would reduce the cost of generating electricity during the day and help reduce Yemen’s carbon footprint.

According to the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), Yemen has a cumulative renewable energy capacity of 253 MW by the end of 2021, all from solar.Reports from local NGOs and the Ministry of Electricity and Energy show that the country’s total Solar installed capacity The installed capacity in 2018 was between 300 MW and 400 MW. Small solar applications such as rooftop photovoltaics and water pumps are expected to account for all installed capacity.

According to a recent Paper According to the Berlin-based Energy Access and Development Program (EADP), solar power became the main energy source for households in Yemen after 2016 – two years after the start of the ongoing civil war. According to EADP, 75% of the urban population and 50% of the rural population in Yemen have access to solar energy.

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