{"id":78353,"date":"2023-07-09T22:31:04","date_gmt":"2023-07-09T22:31:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/2023\/07\/09\/jordan-and-oman-get-more-waste-treatment-for-neoms-green-hydrogen-project-can-officially-proceed-and-theres-more-uae-desalination-projects-coming\/"},"modified":"2023-07-09T22:31:04","modified_gmt":"2023-07-09T22:31:04","slug":"jordan-and-oman-get-more-waste-treatment-for-neoms-green-hydrogen-project-can-officially-proceed-and-theres-more-uae-desalination-projects-coming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/2023\/07\/09\/jordan-and-oman-get-more-waste-treatment-for-neoms-green-hydrogen-project-can-officially-proceed-and-theres-more-uae-desalination-projects-coming\/","title":{"rendered":"Jordan and Oman get more waste treatment for, Neom\u2019s green hydrogen project can officially proceed, and there\u2019s more UAE desalination projects coming"},"content":{"rendered":"

Water treatment project in Jordan a done deal:<\/strong> Jordan\u2019s Water and Irrigation Minister Mohamed Al Najjar signed a JOD 7.6 mn (c. USD 10.7 mn) agreement for a treated water carrier project backed by Germany's Development Bank (KfW), according to a statement<\/a>. The project in Irbid would provide 10 mn cubic meters of treated water annually under efforts by the government to expand the kingdom\u2019s sanitation and irrigation services. It would also help slash greenhouse gas emissions by 6.6k tons annually, the statement notes.<\/p>\n

A new waste management plant in Oman<\/strong>: Oman\u2019s Sohar Port and Freezone signed a land lease agreement with Elite Hazardous Waste Management Solution (FZC) to build a USD 3.5 mn hazardous waste treatment plant in the zone, according to a statement<\/a> on Saturday. The plant, which will span an area of 10k sqm, will treat industrial waste to produce heavy oil for use in slow-moving machines and a low-contamination carbon dust fit for cement and road construction industries. It is set to have an initial production capacity of 40 tons per day, with the capacity slated to increase to 80 tons per day within one year.<\/p>\n

Neom\u2019s mega hydrogen plant is officially underway:<\/strong> KSA\u2019s Neom Green Hydrogen Company (NGHC) \u2014 an affiliate of Saudi renewables giant Acwa Power \u2014 says its planned mega hydrogen project is officially underway after the execution of all related agreements, according to a disclosure<\/a> to Tadawul on Thursday. It said the notice to proceed (NTP) was issued after shareholders agreed to manage defined risks related to the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) of the project.<\/p>\n

More UAE desalination projects incoming:<\/strong> UAE state-owned Emirates Water and Electricity Company has issued requests for proposals (RFPs) for the Abu Dhabi Islands Reverse Osmosis (RO) Independent Water Project, Wam<\/a> reported last week. The low-carbon desalination facility will have a daily conversion capacity of 455k cubic meters. Nineteen companies out of the 41 firms that expressed interest in developing the project have qualified for the RFP phase, the news agency reports.<\/p>\n

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