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| Electricity Returns to Yemen Unrest-Crippled Capital |
| 2011-08-09 |
| [Yemen Post] Electricity returned to Yemen's capital Sana'a on Sunday after the authorities repaired damages to power towers between Sana'a and Marib provinces that sent the Marib gas-fired power plant out of commission for almost a week. The Public Electricity Corporation completed the repairs to two units of the Marib plant and the third unit will resume operation in the coming hours, an official at the Corporation said. "The Marib plant returned to its normal status and now supplies electric power to the capital," the official said, urging all the people to avoid political conflicts to help prevent attacks against public facilities and impacts on basic services. Officials at the Corporation said that power towers along Sana'a-Marib road had been attacked more than 25 times this year. In addition to blackouts, Yemen has been hit by severe crises topped by acute fuel, cooking gas and water shortages, six-month dueling protests in downtown cities, battles between the army and Al-Qaeda and revolutionaries, and paralyzed key sectors. |
| Posted by:Fred |