Written by: M. Nabil Abboud

* I regret to say that the situation of most basic services in the city of Aden, which is called the economic capital and then the temporary capital, is very poor, and at the forefront of these basic services is the much deteriorating electricity service

* The truth is that solving the electricity problem in Aden requires developing a strategic plan to change the generation stations operating on expensive diesel fuel, as well as modernizing the dilapidated transportation networks that cause a huge loss, which reportedly amounts to about 40% of the energy produced, and this requires successive annual funding in the hundreds of millions. Of dollars, and therefore the government has so far been unable to provide this large financing

* The strange thing in Aden is the continued poor quality of telecommunications services, telephone and internet. As a specialist in this field, I can say that solving the problem of poor services for the various telecommunications networks operating in Aden, especially the mobile ones, does not require any funding from the government, because the telecommunications companies themselves are the ones that will finance. The government, represented by the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, and local authorities, only has to order and allow operating companies to do so.

* It is necessary to remember that advanced communications services have become a citizen’s right in all countries of the world and cannot be dispensed with, even in times of war.

* Communications services also occupy great importance in economic development, facilitating and reducing the cost of business, and are therefore indispensable for all aspects of life

* I conclude by saying, as I began, why the poor quality of communications services in Aden continues, especially since the funding is not on the government, but rather that the government will obtain more and greater revenues as a result of the expansion and development of communications services in Aden, as well as where there is need and economic feasibility in the rest of the governorates.

M. Nabil Abboud