China to expand Yemen's two biggest container ports, build power plants

2013-11-26

CHINA will work with Yemen to expand the two main container ports in the southern cities of Aden and Mokha at a total cost of US$508 million, according to Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi.

President Hadi, on his return from China, said Beijing would construct power plants in Yemen with total output of 5,000 megawatts, reported Saba, the official Yemeni news agency.

The Chinese government will provide a soft loan to finance the projects, an official at the Yemeni Transportation Ministry told Reuters.

Aden is Yemen's biggest port and one of the largest natural harbours in the world. Other terminals serving Yemen include Mokha on the Red Sea.

A government official, speaking under condition of anonymity, told Reuters that China will be building two power plants.

President Hadi said he agreed with his Chinese counterpart during the visit to "work to set up power plants, using gas and coal and with production capacity that will reach 5,000 MW", Saba reported.

Source from : www.schednet.com

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