Yemen Gas Company completes preparations to replace and maintain 160,000 cylinders in liberated governorates

The Yemeni Gas Company announced today, Thursday, the completion of the necessary preparations to launch a campaign to replace and maintain 160,000 damaged or partially damaged gas cylinders in all liberated governorates.

The company's deputy director, Eng. Mohammed Al-Maqrahi, said during the conclusion of a training course for 17 technicians from the company's facilities in Marib, Hadhramaut and Aden, that all technical arrangements and logistical equipment necessary to launch this campaign in all liberated governorates have been completed.

He explained that the campaign aims to withdraw 60,000 damaged gas cylinders and replace them with new ones, in addition to maintaining 100,000 other partially damaged cylinders by replacing their damaged valves with new ones, as part of the company's keenness to withdraw and maintain all cylinders that pose a danger to citizens' lives.

He stated that as part of its preparations to implement this campaign, the company has concluded an agreement with the Saudi Cylinders Manufacturing Company to purchase the new cylinders needed for the replacement process, in addition to providing all its needs of high-quality Italian valves needed for the maintenance process.

Al-Maqrahi pointed out that the company concluded today in the city of Marib a specialized course for its technical staff who will participate in implementing the campaign, during which they received theoretical training and practical applications on how to inspect, sort and maintain cylinders, replace damaged valves and implement security and safety procedures, which lasted for seven days.