By NNN-SABA,
Paris : Yemeni Minister of Electricity and Energy Mustafa Bahran began on Thursday negotiations with France’s state-owned nuclear power producer Electricity de France on cooperation plans between Yemen and France to build a nuclear power generation plant in the Arab state.
The minister presented the Director and other officials in the company on Yemen’s need for using nuclear power to generate electricity. The French official welcomed Yemen’s intentions in this regard, noting that Yemeni delegation’s visit to France is considered the first step of this cooperation and that a number of French nuclear experts would be sent to Yemen within the next few weeks ahead of signing a cooperation agreement in this regard.
Earlier, Bahran who heads Yemeni delegation had met Head of French Geological Research and discussed with him investments in field of geo-heating electricity for there is important geological nature in Yemen. The two parts agreed on creating joint investment project for
improving geo-heating electricity in Yemen. On the other hand, the delegation met with Chairman of Oil French Company Total and reviewed role of the company in producing electricity in Yemen.
The delegation also met with Head of French Atomic Energy Commission and discussed with him future cooperation between Yemen and France in field of generating electricity from nuclear energy.