Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LIII

No 22

31-May-2010

YEMEN

Third Turbine At Marib Power Plant Begins Operation

Yemen has brought on-line a third turbine at its Marib-1 gas-fired power station, adding 130mw to the facilitys total capacity. The plant now has a capacity to generate 341mw of power, state news agency SABA said on 25 May. The first two turbines were commissioned in February (MEES, 1 March). Also that day, a transmission line connecting the power station to the national grid was...