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Yemen conflict risks wider oil shock after Houthi escalation
The article says power cuts in Aden can last up to 20 hours a day, while outages at Yemen power stations are tied to crude shortages, underscoring energy-system stress alongside global shipping risk.
OilPrice reports that renewed fighting in Yemen has raised concerns about a broader energy shock, coming after roughly four years of an unofficial truce and a fragile period of peacetime.
According to OilPrice, the escalation follows months of threats by Yemen's Houthi rebels to fight alongside Iran, a development that could make regional waterways more difficult for global oil trade.
The outlet also links Yemen's worsening energy situation to local power disruptions, saying less than half of the country's population has access to electricity and that Aden is seeing power cuts for up to 20 hours daily during the summer.
OilPrice adds that the Hiswa power station has halted service due to what authorities described as a network strike, while the President power station has cut output because of a lack of crude oil supplies to run its generators, pushing residents toward alternatives such as solar-plus-battery systems.
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