The World Bank expects that a number of tenders under Jordan’s Water Sector Efficiency Project—financed by the Bank with USD 250 million—will be awarded by the end of the current year, amid a “relative improvement” in the pace of implementation and procurement over recent months.
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According to an evaluation report issued by the World Bank, the project aims to enhance the efficiency of water services in the Kingdom by reducing non-revenue water, improving energy efficiency, strengthening water security measures, and providing administrative and operational support for project management.
The report confirmed that the project’s development objective—improving the efficiency of water services in Jordan—has not undergone any changes since the project was approved in June 2023.
It noted that progress toward achieving the development objective was rated as “moderately satisfactory,” while overall implementation progress was rated as “moderately unsatisfactory,” with the project’s overall risk level classified as “moderate.”
The report indicated that the mid-term review conducted in September 2025 included extensive discussions between the World Bank team and relevant national stakeholders, including the Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation, the Ministry of Water and Irrigation, the Water Authority of Jordan, the Jordan Valley Authority, and water companies. During these discussions, the World Bank team observed a “moderate improvement in the pace of implementation and procurement” in the recent period.
In terms of results, the report showed that all key outcome indicators remained at their baseline levels as of November 24, 2025, with no actual results recorded to date, reflecting that the project is still in its foundational phase.
By the project’s closing period in May 2028, the project aims to improve water services for approximately 1.6 million beneficiaries, including 752,000 women, in addition to 80,000 refugee beneficiaries—half of whom are female—and 480,000 beneficiaries from host communities, including 225,000 women.
The project also targets reducing non-revenue water by 10 million cubic meters annually through the replacement and rehabilitation of water networks, and cutting electricity consumption by 81 gigawatt-hours per year, including savings resulting from improved energy efficiency and renewable energy sources. In addition, the project seeks to operationalize four components within an integrated drought management system, including the development of monitoring indicators, enhancement of seasonal forecasting services, preparation of vulnerability assessments, and the adoption of preparedness and emergency response plans.
Regarding financial performance, the report pointed out that disbursement rates remain limited compared with the project’s total financing. Total disbursements from the World Bank loan of USD 200 million amounted to approximately USD 7.71 million, representing a disbursement rate of 3.85%, while total disbursements from the USD 50 million grant reached about USD 1.81 million, with a disbursement rate of 3.61%, as of the date of the report.
The report explained that the project consists of five main components: reducing non-revenue water, improving energy efficiency, strengthening water security measures, supporting project management, and an emergency response component.
The project was approved on June 15, 2023, and became effective on November 7 of the same year. Implementation is scheduled to continue until the closing date of December 31, 2028, with no changes made to the closing date.
The World Bank’s report concludes that the next phase of project implementation requires accelerating execution and procurement processes and awarding the planned contracts, in order to move from the foundational phase toward achieving tangible results in improving the efficiency of water services in the Kingdom within the project’s approved timeframe.
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