Water treatment project in Jordan a done deal: Jordan’s Water and Irrigation Minister Mohamed Al Najjar signed a JOD 7.6 mn (c. USD 10.7 mn) agreement for a treated water carrier project backed by Germany's Development Bank (KfW), according to a statement. The project in Irbid would provide 10 mn cubic meters of treated water annually under efforts by the government to expand the kingdom’s sanitation and irrigation services. It would also help slash greenhouse gas emissions by 6.6k tons annually, the statement notes.

A new waste management plant in Oman: Oman’s Sohar Port and Freezone signed a land lease agreement with Elite Hazardous Waste Management Solution (FZC) to build a USD 3.5 mn hazardous waste treatment plant in the zone, according to a statement on Saturday. The plant, which will span an area of 10k sqm, will treat industrial waste to produce heavy oil for use in slow-moving machines and a low-contamination carbon dust fit for cement and road construction industries. It is set to have an initial production capacity of 40 tons per day, with the capacity slated to increase to 80 tons per day within one year.

Neom’s mega hydrogen plant is officially underway: KSA’s Neom Green Hydrogen Company (NGHC) — an affiliate of Saudi renewables giant Acwa Power — says its planned mega hydrogen project is officially underway after the execution of all related agreements, according to a disclosure to Tadawul on Thursday. It said the notice to proceed (NTP) was issued after shareholders agreed to manage defined risks related to the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) of the project.

More UAE desalination projects incoming: UAE state-owned Emirates Water and Electricity Company has issued requests for proposals (RFPs) for the Abu Dhabi Islands Reverse Osmosis (RO) Independent Water Project, Wam reported last week. The low-carbon desalination facility will have a daily conversion capacity of 455k cubic meters. Nineteen companies out of the 41 firms that expressed interest in developing the project have qualified for the RFP phase, the news agency reports.

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• Building materials supplier Cemex UAE has signed an agreement with UAE-based construction company Concrete Industries Complex to supply a range of low-carbon and net-zero raw construction materials. (Zawya)