Jordan Invests $500 Million in Water Infrastructure and Renewable Projects in 2025

Jordan spent nearly $500 million on water-related projects and programs in 2025, focusing on supply infrastructure, wastewater treatment, and renewable energy, official data shows. The investments, reported by the Jordan News Agency Petra, reflect the government’s effort to strengthen water security, improve service quality, and implement sustainable solutions to tackle water scarcity and climate change.

The spending covered major strategic projects as well as upgrades to water networks, wastewater facilities, water harvesting systems, and digital infrastructure. These efforts align with Jordan’s National Water Strategy 2023–2040, which seeks to ensure water security through integrated resource management, reduce water losses from around 50 percent to less than 25 percent by 2040, expand non-conventional water sources, and improve irrigation efficiency.

Significant progress was made on the National Water Carrier Project, which aims to transport desalinated water from Aqaba to Amman. Petra reported that in 2025, the project contract was signed, 11 annexes were completed, and international support was secured, including a €31 million ($36.5 million) grant from the Netherlands as part of a €100 million package for the water sector.

Across the country, rehabilitation and upgrade projects were carried out in multiple governorates. The Bani Kinana District water system project alone was valued at nearly $60 million. Other upgrades included Tafilah at 6.1 million Jordanian dinars ($8.6 million), Petra and Maan at 6.8 million dinars, and Ramtha at €21.36 million ($25.15 million). Additional works included the Mashtaba water network in Jerash for $10.34 million, seven wells in Kafrein for $1.19 million, and refurbishment of the Abu Al-Zeighan desalination plant for $36 million.

Wastewater infrastructure was also a priority. Key projects included the Hakama–Irbid wastewater system at 11.37 million dinars, wastewater works in northeast Balqa worth €60 million, and initiatives in west Irbid and southwest Amman totaling $27.7 million. Expansion of the Samra wastewater treatment plant and improvements at Ain Ghazal cost $46 million, with additional grants supporting upgrades.

The Ministry of Water and Irrigation advanced renewable energy efforts to reduce operational costs. Projects included a 2-megawatt solar installation for the Disi Water Project and solar systems at the Zara–Ma’in plant costing 1.2 million dinars, one of which received a silver award for solar energy projects in the UAE.

Water harvesting and risk management initiatives included 15 new facilities, ponds with a combined storage capacity of over 2.1 million cubic meters, and 120 units in Karak governorate. Ponds in Mafraq with 125,000 cubic meters capacity were awarded, and national flood intensity maps and dam risk assessment tools were developed.

Institutional and regional cooperation expanded, with 10 investment agreements in the central and southern Jordan Valley, six agreements for water user association management, ongoing projects with international partners, a Jordanian-Syrian pact on Yarmouk Basin waters, and Jordan’s membership in the International Commission on Large Dams.