Petra reports Jordan signing EUR 60 million financing with KfW for the Azraq water system. The programme includes rehabilitation of the Azraq–Khou main transmission line.
Pumping upgrades and wellfield salinity mitigation are included. The water allocation belongs to a EUR 96.5 million combined water-and-education package; completed works are not announced.
In an IEA scenario, electricity could cost-effectively supply 33 percent of final energy use by 2035; projected import savings are not realized outcomes.
The utility’s long-term plan projects lower emissions despite rising electricity demand; its solar, battery and reverse-osmosis targets are not completed outcomes.
Emirates News Agency (WAM), citing Emirates Water and Electricity Company (EWEC)4 min read
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