SOLAR PV AND WIND TURBINES IN YEMEN
Solar PV and wind turbine technologies can contribute to the global transition towards renewable energy while reaping the benefits of clean, affordable, and sustainable power generation.
Yemen is a sunbelt country with one of the highest levels of solar irradiation and an annual daily sunshine exceeding eight hours. This means that the different solar energy technologies for heating (e.g., Solar Water Heaters (SWHs)) and for electricity production (e.g., solar photovoltaic (PV)) have considerable potential in Yemen.
As most of the population in Yemen live in rural areas and are geographically dispersed, it is costly to connect them to the main grid, making distributed solar PV solutions a critical part of any electrification strategy in Yemen. Figure 1 shows the photovoltaic power potential in Yemen. Figure 1: Photovoltaic (PV) Power Potential
As evident in the previous section, the private sector can play a critical role in scaling up solar power generation in Yemen, especially in the utility-scale and mini-grids sectors.
Investments in the power generation sector in Yemen in general, and specifically in solar renewable power generation, require significant institutional and financial capacity that the public sector currently lacks. That is why partnering with the private sector can represent a key part of the solution to the challenges in the electricity sector.
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