AMMAN — Israel has built a series of
desalinated Mediterranean Sea water plants, which will let it double the amount
of water it sells to Jordan, due to a surplus, according to Reuters.
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This agreement is under a broader
water-for-energy deal between Jordan and Israel.
According to Reuters, the water is
fresh, of high quality, and expensive.
"All the extra water that (the
plants) are producing, we will be able to bring it with the national water
carrier system up north and into the Sea of Galilee (Lake Tiberias)," said
Yoav Barkay, who manages the
Israeli national carrier at Mekorot.
The refill system may be used more
frequently with water exports to Jordan on the rise, he said. It can raise the
lake's level by half a meter each year, according to Mekorot.
Water was a major component in the
peace treaty the neighbors signed in 1994. The arrangement was for Israel to
supply Jordan with 50 million cubic meters of drinkable water a year.
That was doubled in late 2021.
200 million cubic meters of waterAround a year ago
Israel and Jordan agreed to partner in a project that would see Jordan build 600 megawatts of
solar generating capacity to be exported to Israel in return for the additional
water supply, Reuters reported.
Jordan’s minister of water and
irrigation at the time said that climate change and an influx of refugees
exacerbated Jordan’s water challenges, but that there are opportunities for
regional cooperation to solve it.
Construction is now underway on a
pipeline to again double the amount that will reach Jordan, industry officials
told Reuters.
That means some 200 million cubic meters
of water — the same amount consumed by the five biggest cities in Israel
combined — will be supplied to Jordan.
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