€42mln agreement signed for rehabilitation of northern wastewater treatment plants

Home Culture & Society €42mln agreement signed for rehabilitation of northern wastewater treatment plants 30-05-2021 01:53 PM Ammon News - Two main wastewater treatment plants in the northern governorate of Irbid will undergo major rehabilitation and upgrade works at a cost of €42.5 million provided as a loan from the German Development Bank (KfW). The project agreement was signed Sunday by Minister of Water and Irrigation Muhammad Najjar and global water and wastewater treatment solutions provider Metito. The 3-year project targets the Central Irbid Wastewater Treatment Plant (Faura) and the Wadi Al-Arab Wastewater Treatment Plant (Dogra) and aims to cut greenhouse emissions by 6,600 metric tons annually and provide 10 million cubic meters of treated water, in addition to reducing energy costs. Najjar pointed out that all the facilities of the Central Irbid Wastewater Treatment Plant will be rehabilitated according to the highest criteria, indicating that the project entails sludge condensation, the deployment of centrifugal technology, the installation of anaerobic digesters, SCADA and odor control systems. He noted that the treated water will be supplied to irrigated areas in the Jordan Valley via a 700-mlm diameter pipeline while the expected reduction in greenhouse gas emissions is about 2,200 metric tons per annum. According to the minister, the works at the Wadi Al-Arab Wastewater Treatment Plant (Dogra) will help provide 27,000 cubic meters of treated water annually and slash emissions by 4,400 metric tons.

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€42mln agreement signed for rehabilitation of northern wastewater treatment plants

30-05-2021 01:53 PM

Ammon News - Two main wastewater treatment plants in the northern governorate of Irbid will undergo major rehabilitation and upgrade works at a cost of €42.5 million provided as a loan from the German Development Bank (KfW).

The project agreement was signed Sunday by Minister of Water and Irrigation Muhammad Najjar and global water and wastewater treatment solutions provider Metito.

The 3-year project targets the Central Irbid Wastewater Treatment Plant (Faura) and the Wadi Al-Arab Wastewater Treatment Plant (Dogra) and aims to cut greenhouse emissions by 6,600 metric tons annually and provide 10 million cubic meters of treated water, in addition to reducing energy costs.

Najjar pointed out that all the facilities of the Central Irbid Wastewater Treatment Plant will be rehabilitated according to the highest criteria, indicating that the project entails sludge condensation, the deployment of centrifugal technology, the installation of anaerobic digesters, SCADA and odor control systems.

He noted that the treated water will be supplied to irrigated areas in the Jordan Valley via a 700-mlm diameter pipeline while the expected reduction in greenhouse gas emissions is about 2,200 metric tons per annum.

According to the minister, the works at the Wadi Al-Arab Wastewater Treatment Plant (Dogra) will help provide 27,000 cubic meters of treated water annually and slash emissions by 4,400 metric tons.

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