France grants Yemen € 37.5 mln for rural electricity project

SANA'A, June 09 (Saba) - France granted on Wednesday Yemen € 37.5 million to finance rural electricity project implemented with a joint finance by Yemen and a number of donors.

The grant's agreement stipulates that the French Agency for Development (AFD) is to
provide the foresaid amount to contribute to finance an electricity distribution
network,
strengthen the electricity generating capacity in rural regions as well as
supporting capacity building.
After signing the agreement by Minister of Planning and International Cooperation
Abdul-Karim al-Arhabi and the AFD Country Director Christian Flamand, al-Arhabi
hailed
the AFD contribution in propping up the development process in Yemen.
He also noted that the rural electricity project would enhance the government's
efforts aiming to promote the development in rural communities and to alleviate
poverty.
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