AMMAN —
Minister of State for Media Affairs,
and official government spokesman Faisal Al-Shboul has said that the government
is proceeding with the implementation of the National Water Carrier Project,
“despite the difficulties and challenges facing us”, Khaberni reported on
Monday.
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Shboul said that the government has been successful
in securing approximately 80 percent of the total funding for this strategic
multi-billion-dollar project whose total cost, over several stages, has been
estimated at about $2.8 billion.
The project’s objective is to desalinate Red Sea
water in the city of Aqaba, in the south, and transfer drinking water to
various governorates. The project has a capacity of 250 to 300 million cubic
meters annually; the cost of the first phase is estimated at $1 billion.
Shboul said that the deadline for presenting
financial and technical offers has been extended for at least one month, at the
request of interested companies.
Regarding the modernization of the public sector,
Shboul said that the government has asked the Economic and Social Council to
conduct intensive discussions across the Kingdom with the aim of enriching the
process of modernization and administrative development.
He said that following these discussions, a
timetable for the implementation of the modernization process will be
determined, and stressed that deadlines may be modified and that additional
elements may be added.
In terms of prospecting and exploring for mineral
resources, Shboul said that large amounts of phosphate have been identified and
the plan is to process it into products with high added value by attracting
companies to invest in such venture. He indicated that the government does not
plan to sell phosphate as a raw material, which is the case today.
He also said that exploration for oil, gold, copper,
and minerals in various regions of the Kingdom is continuing and that
preliminary results indicate the presence of such minerals in good quantities.
As far as the process of electricity interconnection
between Jordan, Syria, and Lebanon is concerned, Shboul said it is ready for
implementation, and awaiting World Bank approval for the Lebanese side
regarding the financing process and exclusions from the US Caesar Act.
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