The Sultanate of Oman and the Republic of Yemen signed today in Salalah two joint cooperation agreements related to the electrical interconnection project between the electricity grid in Dhofar Governorate and the electricity grid in Al Mahra Governorate in the Republic of Yemen, within the framework of joint cooperation and strengthening bilateral relations between the two countries. The agreement includes delivering electrical power to a number of areas in Al Mahra Governorate, including the cities of Hawf and Shahn, as a first phase, through the electricity distribution network, with loads estimated at 3 megawatts for the Hawf area and 5 megawatts for the Shahn area, and to Al Ghaydah with loads reaching up to 50 megawatts. The project embodies the importance of partnership and cooperation between the two countries in the electrical power sector.