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A group of solar panels installed through the HEAL Project in Aden, Yemen. For years, communities in Yemen have suffered from frequent and extended power outages. In
A group of solar panels installed through the HEAL Project in Aden, Yemen. For years, communities in Yemen have suffered from frequent and extended power outages. In
More than 50 percent of Yemeni households rely on the sun as their main source of energy, and solar arrays power everything from shops to schools to hospitals. "For many in
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In a country long plagued by power shortages, solar energy is emerging as a beacon of hope. Yemen, widely regarded as the Middle East''s least electrified nation, is now
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The local market appears to have responded quickly to this transformation too, with the spread of solar panel installation workshops, battery sales centers, and firms
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The collapse of electricity in Yemen and the absence of service due to the turmoil of war pushed Yemeni people to look for another alternative. They found that in the solar energy which their country enjoys throughout the year. With this alternative, they even reached areas that did not enjoy electricity before.
“For many in Yemen, especially for farmers, solar power has been a lifeline,” says Matt Leonard, who specializes in microfinance with IFC. “The key now is to scale up its use.” Yemen has long been the poorest country in the Middle East and North Africa, but a conflict that broke out in 2014 has pushed the country to the brink.
Rassam paid about 50 million Yemeni rials (around $90,000 based on the unofficial market exchange rate) for his system, which is considered large by local standards. The average cost of an array is around $10,000. Rassam financed the solar panels with a loan from Al Kuraimi Islamic Bank, one of the country’s largest private lenders.
Across Yemen, a growing number of farmers are turning to solar power to irrigate their fields, a shift that comes as the country tries to stave off what the United Nations warns is an impending famine.