AMMAN — According to data published by the
German Embassy in Amman, European contributions to the National Water Carrier
Project, which will desalinate and transport water from Aqaba to Amman and the
rest of governorates, amounted to approximately 570 million euro, Al-Mamlaka TV
reported.
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Some of the contributions came in the form of
grants:
Fifty million euros from the EU, 50 million euro
from Germany, 25 million euro from the Netherlands, and contributions of 7
million euros each from Italy and France.
The rest of the contributions came in the form of
loans:
One hundred million euro from France, 50 million
euro from Italy, 25 million euro from Spain, 219 million euro from the European
Investment Bank, and 44 million euro from the
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. Upon completion, the national water carrier project will
support the Jordanian government in improving the delivery of water to
Jordanians through more sustainable energy consumption. The project is intended
to be consistent with the highest standards of environmental and social
protection measures, and the lowest environmental and social impact.
German Ambassador to Amman Bernhard Kampmann said
“today marks an important step in Jordan’s journey towards improving water
security, where the inclusion of an emissions reduction mechanism is a
milestone not only for the project, but also for Jordan’s climate aspirations”.
He added, “based on the pledges made to date,
Germany will be the second largest contributor to the national carrier project
grant, together with the EU”.
The German embassy in Amman stated that
Germany plans to co-finance the national carrier project with a grant of 50 million
euro from the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development
after the final adoption of the 2022 general budget.
According to the embassy, “Germany will support the
Jordanian government to ensure the long-term financial sustainability of the
water sector and reduce water waste, and the national carrier project could
become a best practice project in green solutions and energy efficiency, which
is based on the provision of additional low-emission water”.
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