Dr. Rashad Mohammad Al-Alimi, Chairman of Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council, laid the foundation stone for the Al-Ghaydah power station, during a ceremony on Monday.

The event was attended by the governor of Al-Mahra Governorate, Mohammad Ali Yasser, the secretary-general of the local council, Salem Nimer, and a number of local officials.

The strategic project aims to address the electricity and energy crisis in the city of Al-Ghaydah and its vicinities, alleviate the suffering of citizens, and stimulate commercial and service activity in Al-Mahra Governorate.

Al-Alimi was accompanied by the Director of the Office of the President of the Presidential Leadership Council, Major General Saleh Al-Maqaleh, and the Minister of Education, Tariq Al-Akbari, and Minister of Public Works and Roads, Eng. Salem Al-Aboudi.

Also on Monday, Al-Alimi inaugurated the first phase of the tourist and residential city of Marina.

The city stretches over an area of one million square meters, and includes residential, tourism and recreational facilities, at a total cost of $100 million.

The project, which will be completed in 2028, will encompass over 100 residential units and more than 70 chalets distributed along charming sea resorts. It will also consist of a hotel, a water park, an entertainment city, educational and health service facilities, a gas station, a commercial market, a kindergarten, and a security center.

Marina will represent one of the largest tourism investments in Yemen, featuring an integrated entertainment complex that will be able to host artistic performances and local, regional and international events.

During his first visit to the governorate since assuming the presidency of the Leadership Council in April 2022, Al-Alimi, inaugurated a package of development and service projects in Al-Mahra, at a total cost of 93.3 billion riyals. Those cover the rehabilitation of roads, public works, electricity and energy, water, youth and sports.

The projects also include the expansion and rehabilitation of the southern entrance to the city of Al-Ghaydah, the project of lighting the streets in the same city, the entrances to the districts and the four tunnels in Fartak Mountains on the path of the international coastal road, in addition to the rehabilitation of the Sarfeet-Hof road at a length of 10 km, and the internal water network in the Sayhut district.