Aqaba Amman Water Desalination and Conveyance Project (AAWDCP) (EBRD-53620)

Regions
  • Middle East and North Africa
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Countries
  • Jordan
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Specific Location
Aqaba, Ma’an, Tafila, Karak, Al Quweira and Amman
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Financial Institutions
  • European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
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Project Status
Approved
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Bank Risk Rating
A
Environmental and social categorization assessed by the development bank as a measure of the planned project’s environmental and social impacts. A higher risk rating may require more due diligence to limit or avoid harm to people and the environment. For example, "A" or "B" are risk categories where "A" represents the highest amount of risk. Results will include projects that specifically recorded a rating, all other projects are marked ‘U’ for "Undisclosed."
Borrower
Meridiam SAS
A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.
Sectors
  • Energy
  • Infrastructure
  • Technical Cooperation
  • Water and Sanitation
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Investment Type(s)
Advisory Services
The categories of the bank investment: loan, grant, guarantee, technical assistance, advisory services, equity and fund.
Investment Amount (USD)
Not Disclosed
Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.
Bank Documents
Other Related Projects
Primary Source

Original disclosure @ EBRD website

Updated in EWS Oct 30, 2025

Disclosed by Bank Oct 17, 2025

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Project Description
If provided by the financial institution, the Early Warning System Team writes a short summary describing the purported development objective of the project and project components. Review the complete project documentation for a detailed description.

According to the information provided on the project disclosure page, the EBRD is considering providing finance to support development of the Aqaba Amman Water Desalination and Conveyance Project (AAWDCP)

1. The ESIA (including annexes) prepared for the AAWDCP with the assistance of EIB in 2022, and updated in January 2025.

2. The ESIA (including annexes) prepared for the AAWDCP Renewable Energy Facilities in 2025 with the assistance of EIB.

3. AAWDC Project Environmental and Social Impact Assessment Update: Assessment of New Desalination Plant Site prepared by Meridiam on 26 May 2025

The above ESIA documents were developed at an early stage of project design. These documents are published to provide early information as part of the project ESIA process, which is ongoing. Further project design work is in progress and is informing an updated ESIA currently underway by the AAWDCP Sponsors and their advisors. Once the updated ESIA is complete, it will be disclosed and consulted on in line with EBRD's Access to Information Policy and E&S Policy (2024).

Investment Description
Here you can find a list of individual development financial institutions that finance the project.
Private Actors Description
A Private Actor is a non-governmental body or entity that is the borrower or client of a development project, which can include corporations, private equity and banks. This describes the private actors and their roles in relation to the project, when private actor information is disclosed or has been further researched.

As stated by the IFC, the Project is being developed by the National Carrier Project Company, an SPV established by Meridiam (90%) and Suez (10%) for the purpose of undertaking the project.

Private Actor 1 Private Actor 1 Role Private Actor 1 Sector Relation Private Actor 2 Private Actor 2 Role Private Actor 2 Sector
Suez SA Investor Energy contracts with Meridiam SAS Client Infrastructure

Contact Information
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ESIA documentation is available locally at:

Mai Abu Tarbush
Email: m.abutarbush@meridiam.org 

General enquiries:

Omar Khader
Email: AAWDCP@meridiam.org

ACCESS TO INFORMATION

You can request information by emailing: accessinfo@ebrd.com or by using this electronic form: https://www.ebrd.com/eform/information-request

ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISM OF EBRD

The Project Complaint Mechanism (PCM) is the independent complaint mechanism and fact-finding body for people who have been or are likely to be adversely affected by an European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)-financed project. If you submit a complaint to the PCM, it may assess compliance with EBRD's own policies and procedures to prevent harm to the environment or communities or it may assist you in resolving the problem that led to the complaint through a dialogue with those implementing the project. Additionally, the PCM has the authority to recommend a project be suspended in the event that harm is imminent.

You can contact the PCM at: pcm@ebrd.com or you can submit a complaint online using an online form at: http://www.ebrd.com/eform/pcm/complaint_form?language=en

You can learn more about the PCM and how to file a complaint at: http://www.ebrd.com/work-with-us/project-finance/project-complaint-mechanism.html

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