Jordan, one of the world's driest countries, signed an agreement on Sunday with French-led investors to build one of the world's largest desalination plants.

Radio France Internationale

Paris

Île-de-France

France

French-led investors sign deal to build desalination plant in Jordan

Jordan has signed a contract with a group of mainly French companies to build a large seawater desalination plant to help supply drinking water to the country, which is struggling with water shortages. The plant is estimated to cost more than $5 billion, according to Jordanian Prime Minister Jafar Hassan.

Jordanië heeft een contract getekend met een groep van voornamelijk Franse bedrijven voor de bouw van een grote installatie voor het ontzilten van zeewater om zo te helpen bij de drinkwatervoorziening van het land, dat kampt met watertekorten. Met de installatie is volgens de Jordaanse premier Jafar Hassan een bedrag gemoeid van meer dan 5 miljard dollar.

Jordanië bouwt grote installatie voor ontzilting zeewater

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Apeldoorn

Gelderland

Netherlands

Jordan builds large seawater desalination plant

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The project follows Jordan’s withdrawal from an initiative with Israel aimed at connecting the Dead Sea and the Red Sea via pipelines.

Arutz Sheva

Beit El yeshiva

HolyLand Holdings Ltd

Israel

Jordan and French-led investors agree to launch water desalination plant

Amman (AFP) Jan 12, 2025 - Jordan, one of the world's driest countries, signed an agreement on Sunday with French-led investors to build one of the world's largest desalination plants.

Space Daily

Australia

French-led group in major deal for water-short Jordan

Jordan, one of the world's driest countries, signed an agreement on Sunday with French-led investors to build one of the world's largest desalination plants. Jordan's official Petra news agency called it the country's biggest-ever infrastructure project, which Prime Minister Jafar Hassan has told Parliament is valued at more than $5 billion. French infrastructure specialists Meridiam lead the project in partnership with SUEZ, Orascom Constructio…

The New Arab

Fadaat Media

London

Greater London

England

United Kingdom

French-led group signs Jordan's 'biggest-ever' project

Amman– Prime Minister Dr. Jaafar Hassan witnessed the signing of the contract for the Aqaba-Amman Water Desalination and Conveyance Project (National Carrier Project) this Sunday at the Prime Ministry.

Jordan News | Latest News from Jordan, MENA

Signing of National Carrier Project Marks First Practical Steps Towards Implementation - Jordan News | Latest News from Jordan, MENA

The water plant will be built in collaboration with a French group and will provide 300 million cubic meters of drinking water. It will be the largest infrastructure in the country serving three million citizens; four years to complete. It will replace a previous project studied with Israel that should have connected the Dead Sea and the Red Sea.

L’impianto idrico sarà realizzato in collaborazione con un gruppo francese e fornirà 300 milioni di metri cubi di acqua potabile. Sarà la più grande infrastruttura del Paese al servizio di tre milioni di cittadini; quattro anni per il completamento. Sostituirà un precedente progetto studiato con Israele che avrebbe dovuto collegare mar Morto e mar Rosso.

GIORDANIA Amman approva il suo desalinizzatore sul mar Rosso (e archivia quello con Israele)

asianews.it

JORDAN Amman approves its Red Sea desalination plant (and archives the one with Israel)

The kingdom of Jordan signed an agreement yesterday with a French-Egyptian consortium to build one of the world’s largest desalination plants, the New Arab news site reports. 
The Aqaba Amman project is expected to cost more than $5bn, making it the country’s biggest-ever infrastructure project. 
The lead contractor will be French infrastructure specialist Meridiam in partnership with civil engineer Suez, Egyptian contractor Orascom and Vinci Gr…

globalconstructionreview.com

Jordan signs $5bn desalination deal with French-Egyptian consortium - Global Construction Review

Jordan has signed a contract for the Aqaba-Amman Water Desalination and Transport Project (National Water Carrier Project) with an investor alliance led by Meridiam and Suez. According to the Jordan News Agency (Petra), the signing of the project contract with the company

وقعت الأردن عقد مشروع تحلية ونقل
المياه العقبة - عمان، (مشروع الناقل
الوطني) وتحالف المستثمرين الذي تقوده
شركتا "ميريديام" و"سويز".
ووفق وكالة الأنباء الأردنية (بترا)،
يشكل توقيع عقد المشروع مع الشرك

الأردن.. توقيع عقد مشروع تحلية ونقل 300 مليون متر مكعب من مياه البحر سنوياً

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Baghdad

Baghdad Governorate

Iraq

Jordan.. Signing a contract for a project to desalinate and transport 300 million cubic meters of seawater annually

This is an AI-generated image, used for representational purposes only. AMMAN: One of the world’s driest countries, signed an agreement on Sunday with French-led investors to build one of the world’s largest desalination plants.Jordan’s official Petra news agency called it the country’s biggest-ever infrastructure project, which French infrastructure specialist On its website, Meridiam said the project would supply more than 300 million cubic me…

French-led investors sign deal to build desalination plant in Jordan

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