Can Yemeni families get electricity from solar energy?

In recent years, most Yemeni families, especially in the north, center, and west of the country, finally got electricity through solar energy.

What is the Yemen emergency electricity access project?

In June 2022, the Bank approved an additional US$100 million for the second phase of the Yemen Emergency Electricity Access Project, which is designed to improve access to electricity in rural and peri-urban areas in Yemen and to plan for the restoration of the country’s power sector.

How will a new electricity Grant help Yemenis?

The grant will provide 3.5 million people, of whom an estimated 48% (1,680,000) are women and girls, with new or improved services to electricity. It will also provide around 700 public services facilities and 100 schools with new or improved electricity services, helping Yemenis to have better access to critical services.