AMMAN —
The
Ministry of Water and Irrigation and the
United States Agency for International Development (USAID) signed an agreement on Tuesday to upgrade
supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems, with a combined
funding of $22 million.
اضافة اعلان
The four-year
agreement is part of the Fixed Amount Reimbursement Agreement projects pack,
with $20 million provided by USAID and a $2 million contribution from the
Water Authority of Jordan (WAJ), the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.
The deal was
signed by
WAJ Acting Secretary-General Rami Abu Rawaq and USAID's Water and
Environment Office Director Andrew McKim.
About SCADA
systemsDuring the
ceremony,
Water Minister Mohammed Al-Najjar explained that the SCADA systems
consist of software and hardware that allow organizations to control local and
remote processes and monitor, gather, and process real-time data.
Upgrading these
systems, he said, will increase coordinated efforts between various water
sector institutions to tackle water challenges, and help prepare policies and
models for data and information governance.
Najjar thanked USAID for its continuous support, stressing that the effective partnership
between the two parties continues to improve water supply performance, protect
limited resources, provide technical support, advance network infrastructure,
and reduce water loss.
Monitoring
and control
Abu Rawaq noted
that the agreement includes a review of the ministry's strategic plan to
enhance the capabilities of the water sector and finalize the automation of
monitoring and control processes to boost the efficient use of scarce water
resources in the Kingdom.
The agreement also involves the activation of the central water loss
control unit and control centers at water authorities and companies, and the
upgrading of the ministry's computer center to accommodate additional
databases.
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