Abu Dhabi-based Global South Utilities (GSU) has completed the handover of two solar power plants in Yemen to the country's Public Electricity Corporation after Yemeni authorities requested the withdrawal of all Emirati companies from the country, the company said in a statement. The United Arab Emirates pulled its remaining military forces out of Yemen at the end of last month after Saudi Arabia backed a call for UAE forces to leave within 24 hours, deepening a rift between the two Gulf powers and oil producers. GSU planned to establish a $1 billion energy project portfolio in Yemen, with a combined capacity exceeding 1,000 MW, along with plans for sustainable transmission and distribution infrastructure.