Electricity Corporation: Two Stations Are about to Be Out of Service Due to Lack of Fuel

The General Electricity Corporation announced that it was unable to supply hospitals, water pumps, and communication exchanges in Sana’a, Al-Hodeidah and some other governorates with electricity, due to running out of fuel.

A statement issued by the Corporation confirmed the imminent interruption of the two central power stations of Ras Kutnaib in Al-Hodeidah and Haziz, in Sana’a, to be completely out of service due to their running out of fuel, which will lead to the suspension of electricity service to health facilities and service and vital facilities.

The Corporation indicated that despite the entry of a diesel tanker to the port of Hodeidah since Sunday, April 2, the ship was not delivered to the oil berth of the port of Hodeidah, so that the loading of diesel fuel began to be unloaded.

It called for urgent intervention and prompt directing to decide on the procedures for entering and unloading the shipment, because of the utmost importance and necessity.

Recently, the UN special envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg announced the ceasefire on Friday, saying the two-month truce would come into effect on Saturday at 07:00 p.m. local time (1600 GMT) on Saturday and could be renewed with consent of the parties, Reuters reported.

The deal stipulates halting offensive military operations, including cross-border attacks, and allowing fuel-laden ships to enter Yemen’s lifeline Hodeidah port and commercial flights in and out of the airport in the capital Sana’a “to predetermined destinations in the region.”

Saudi Arabia, backed by the United States and regional allies, launched the war on Yemen in March 2015, claiming the goal of bringing the government of former Yemeni president Abd Rabbuh Mansour Hadi back to power.

The US-Saudi aggression continues to target neighborhoods and populated areas and destroy the infrastructure and capabilities of the country, in light of a suspicious international silence.

The war has left hundreds of thousands of Yemenis dead and displaced millions more. It has also destroyed Yemen’s infrastructure and spread famine and infectious diseases there.