The Housing Ministry is building two desalination plants and a sewage treatment facility in the Matrouh government at a total cost of EGP 700 mn,supervisor of utility projects at the ministry Randa Al Menshawi said, according to Al Borsa. EGP 460 mn will be spent to develop the sewage treatment plant which will be built by the Arab Organization for Industrialization. The Al Ruaila desalination plant will cost EGP 57 mn, while the Barani desalination plant, which will be developed by Arab Contractors, will cost EGP 65 mn.