Plans for geothermal and atomic energy [Archives:2006/998/Local News]

Amel Al-Ariqi
SANA'A, Nov. 11 ) Yemen's electricity will be generated in future from the atomic or geothermal energy, said Yemeni experts.

Mustafa Bahran, Advisor of President for Scientific Affairs and Chairman of the National Committee of Atomic Energy announced on Saturday that Yemen has plans to use atomic energy in generating electricity in coming years. He stated to Saba News that international investment companies from the U.S. and Canada will take part in this plan. But he gave no more information about this plan.

Yemeni often suffers from electricity blackout, Bahran said and the electricity current producd is not enough to meet needs of the citizens and development projects.

Meanwhile, experts in Ministry of Water and Environment referred to the ability to use geothermal energy for the same purpose, in a three-day workshop which was attended by senior government officials, geologists, geochemists from various stakeholder authorities including the Minister of Water and Environment, the Minister of Oil and Minerals and the University of Sana'a.

“The country is located in one of the most active plate boundaries of the world