Almotamar.net - Yemen minister of Electricity Awadh al-Saqtari has on Tuesday affirmed that Mareb Gas Power Station would be operating next July and expected to cover the present demand for power in Yemen which increasing by 10% annually.
The Minister has explained reasons why the first phase of the station was not put in service. The main of those reasons was that the Iranian company could not open a credit for the French company responsible for providing some supplies and that forced the ministry to cancel the contract.
The Minister pointed out obstacles in the area of Damashqa, Mareb province as well as hindering installation of pylons in Bani Husheish area by insurgents, adding that those problems had been surmounted and finishing all supplies would be by next June so that the 340 megawatt-capacity station’s first phase would be in operation next July to cover the 220 megawatt shortage.
The Minister also revealed an ambitious plan for tackling the existing need for electricity in four years time beginning in 2009-2012. Procedures are under way for the second and third stages with a total capacity amounting to 1000megawatt besides building of power stations working with gas including the station of Maabar-Hudeida, Aden- Belhaf.
The Minister’s statements came in an interview to be published by almotamar.net website and Al-Mithaq newspaper.
The United Arab Emirates acknowledged on Tuesday that two of its pilots were killed when their military aggression plane crashed over Jawf province, a military official said
The official added that the aggressive crashed plane was an apache that was
Artillery of the army and popular shelled a gathering of Saudi-paid mercenaries in al-Moqadra area in Serwah district of Marib province, a military official said on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, dozens of Saudi-paid mercenaries were killed and others injured in Wadi al-Theek in the district, the official added.
The army and popular forces carried out on Monday unique military operations in Taiz province.
A military official said that a number of Saudi-paid mercenaries were killed at the hands of the army and popular forces in al-Jazami Hill in al-Kadaha area in al-Ma'afer district.
A Saudi aggression fighter jet targeted a citizen's car driving in Fara area of Kutaf district in Saada province overnight, killing the driver and injuring his friend, a security official said on Monday.
The army artillery and popular committees launched a fierce attack on Saudi-paid mercenaries' sites in Jawf province, a military official said on Monday.
The attack destroyed a military vehicle belonging to the mercenaries and killed all on board in Sabran area in khab and shaaf district.
Scores of Saudi enemy soldiers were killed and injured on Sunday when the army and popular forces repelled a Saudi military attempt to sneak into Shurfah site in the border province of Najran, a military official said.
The operation was accomplished successfully against the Saudi
The army and popular committees have killed a total of 18 Saudi-paid mercenaries in sniper operations over the past hours in the central province of Marib, a military official said on Sunday.
Ten mercenaries were killed in Nehm district and eight others were killed in Serwah district, said the official.
Saudi aggression warplanes have launched more than 49 airstrikes over the past hours on several residential areas across Yemen, a security official said on Sunday.
The airstrikes targeted the areas of Malahiz and Husama in Dhahir district, and areas Thuban, Masahif and Sdad in Bakim district of northern Saada province.
Mareb Gas Power Station to cover shortage in power, 4 power stations to be buitl
