Three sources in the internationally recognized Yemeni government said on Saturday that the government is currently facing an unprecedented financial crisis, which has caused a delay in paying employees’ salaries for two months and an inability to provide fuel for power plants.

The General Electricity Corporation in Hadhramaut Valley said today, Thursday, that the reason for the repeated power outages in Hadhramaut Valley is due to a technical problem in one of the turbines of the PetroMasila gas station.

Angry protests continued for the second day in the city of Mukalla, the capital of Hadhramaut Governorate, denouncing the collapse of electricity service and the continued power outage for long hours, reaching about 15 hours.

Today, Monday, the city of Mukalla, the capital of Hadhramaut Governorate in eastern Yemen, witnessed riots and street closures in protest against the power outage.

A joint meeting attended by the Minister of Electricity and Energy, Eng. Maneh Bin Yamin, and the Minister of State and Governor of Aden Governorate, Ahmed Hamed Lamlas, discussed improving the electricity service and the electricity sector’s preparations for the coming summer.

A source in the electricity department of the city of Hodeidah, which is under the control of the Houthi militia (western Yemen), revealed significant damage to the city’s power generation stations, as a result of the Israeli bombing that targeted it last night.