The minister announced the project at the London Conference in February 2019, saying that it is to be implemented in partnership with the private sector based on the build-operate-transfer (BOT) system. He said that the project is РІР‚Сљgarnering increasing global attentionРІР‚Сњ, especially since Jordan is experiencing a rising demand for water and has РІР‚Сљno alternativesРІР‚Сњ for providing safe and sustainable water resources besides desalinating the Red SeaРІР‚в„ўs water and transporting it to various governorates.

He added that studies will be finished before the end of 2019 to proceed with the bidding process and that the actual implementation of the project will begin during the first quarter of 2021. The minister noted that all procedures and terms of reference for the Aqaba-Amman desalination and water transport project (the national carrier project) have been completed. The forum brought together leaders of infrastructure in the southern and eastern Mediterranean regions, the statement said.

The event, held in cooperation with the European Bank for Construction and Development and the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management, witnessed the participation of more than 400 CEOs of international companies, according to a Water Ministry statement. AMMAN - JordanРІР‚в„ўs РІР‚СљNational Water CarrierРІР‚Сњ project has won the РІР‚СљBest Strategic Project 2019РІР‚Сњ award after competing with over 100 global projects at the Infrastructure Leadership Forum held recently in Malaga, Spain, Minister of Water and Irrigation Raed Abul Saud said on Saturday.

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