The Ministry of Water and Irrigation announced the launch of a $125 million investment from US and Indian partners to construct a metal pipe manufacturing facility, intended to support the National Water Carrier Project and other infrastructure initiatives.
The plant will be located on a 350-dunum site in the Quweira Industrial Zone, within the Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority (ASEZA). It is expected to produce around 500,000 tonnes of metal pipes per year for domestic use and export, including pipes for the Risha gas project.
The project is projected to create approximately 450 jobs in engineering and technical roles, with 95 per cent of the workforce planned to be Jordanian nationals trained through a skills development program.
The National Water Carrier Project involves a 450-kilometre pipeline to transport desalinated water from Aqaba to Amman and other governorates. It is expected to supply water to around 4 million people and provide 200 to 250 million cubic metres of treated water annually for agriculture. The desalination process will use reverse osmosis technology, with a target of sourcing 30 per cent of energy from renewable sources by 2030.
Participating companies have reportedly built over 260 desalination plants globally. The facility will eventually be transferred to the Ministry of Water and Irrigation as a national asset at the end of the concession period.
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