AMMAN — On Sunday, the
Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation and the
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) signed a 30-million-euro concessional financing deal to
build a wastewater treatment plant Al-Ghabawi, Zarqa, according to the Jordan
News Agency, Petra.
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A press statement said the project's total cost was
estimated at 60 million euros, 30 million euros of which will be financed by
EBRD.
The Planning Ministry is scheduled to sign another 30-million-euro
financing deal with the EU to complete the project.
The Ministry of Water and Irrigation, a signatory to the
deal, will supervise the implementation of the project, the agreement states.
Nasser Shraideh, the planning minister, said the project
seeks to introduce quick solutions to the "exceptional circumstances"
Jordan faces, adding that the project would contribute to developing the water
and sanitation system in the targeted areas and improve the level of services
provided to citizens.
The project will benefit more than one million people in
Amman and the central region, as the wastewater treatment plant's capacity will
be around 22,500 cubic meters. It will also provide job and training
opportunities to over 200 people; it will also reduce environmental hazards.
Shraideh praised the EU and EBRD for their support for
Jordan and its support on the Syrian refugee crisis that Jordan has been
grappling with.
For his part, Philip Ter Woort, director for EBRD Eastern
Mediterranean region, said, "We are very proud of the Jordanian
government's support for building a modern plant for the treatment of
wastewater to provide services for families in Amman and Zarqa.”
He added that: “What is most important is that this will
reduce the environmental impact linked to the current reception facility in Ayn
Ghazal. It will also increase Jordan's resilience in refugees host areas that the
water crisis has impacted."
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