Arrival of a New Batch of Saudi Fuel Grant to Yemen in Al-Mahra Province

The Yemeni News Agency (Saba) reported that a new batch of petroleum derivatives, provided by Saudi Arabia to the internationally recognized Yemeni government, arrived on Saturday in Al-Mahra Province in the far east of Yemen, bordering Oman. This is the second shipment for Al-Mahra, consisting of 5,500 metric tons of diesel fuel intended to supply power generation stations in the province, including 4,000 metric tons shipped by sea and 1,500 metric tons transported by land. Saudi Arabia, which leads a military coalition supporting the internationally recognized Yemeni government against the Houthi group, announced in March the provision of a petroleum derivatives grant for Yemen that includes 351,304 tons of mazut and 909,591 tons of diesel, valued at $422 million, to operate more than 80 power stations in the provinces under the control of the Yemeni government. Over the past three months, several shipments of the petroleum derivatives grant have arrived in the provinces of Aden and Hadhramaut. Abdullah Basuleiman, director of the Saudi Development and Reconstruction Program for Yemen in the provinces of Hadhramaut and Al-Mahra, stated that the grant contributes to reducing the number of hours of power outages and assists the Yemeni government in funding other developmental and service projects.