Conflict over gas revenues in Aden triggers crisis

ADEN, Aug. 11 (YPA) – Southern port city of Aden on Wednesday witnessed a new domestic gas crisis as the conflict over revenues between Saudi-led coalition’s factions intensified amid signs of a new dose that could approach the 10,000-riyal for the cylinder.

This was reported by Yemen News Portal, based on local sources.

According to local sources, gas tankers from Marib have refrained from entering Aden and stopped at the Al-Alam checkpoint after the UAE-Backed Southern Transitional Council (STC) imposed huge sums of up to 500,000 on each locomotive.

Hundreds of gas locomotives are still stranded at the eastern entrance of Aden, despite a gas crisis ravaging the city’s residents.

There are conflicts between Hadi’s government on the one hand and the STC Authority in Aden on the other, over gas.

The STC insists on supplying gas revenues in Aden to an account at the Central Bank of Aden, while the Islah authority in Marib rejects this step and has already cut off gas from Aden.

Informed sources predicted an agreement between the two sides to raise the price of the gas cylinder in Aden to 9,500, covering price differences in favor of the STC. This decision could provoke a new wave of anger and uprising in light of the current situation.

E.M