Jordan, Japan sign $12.6m grant to renovate Balqa water network

AMMAN — The Jordanian and Japanese governments on Monday signed a grant agreement worth $12.6 million, according to a statement from Toyko’s embassy in Amman.

The grant, which was signed by Planning Minister Imad Fakhoury and the Japanese Ambassador Shuichi Skaurai, will finance the second phase of the renovation of the water network in Balqa, 35km northwest of Amman, as part of the economic and social development of the Kingdom, the statement said.

Water Minister Hazem El Naser, Japan International Cooperation Agency Chief Representative in Jordan Tsutomu Kobayashi and a number of officials also attended the signing ceremony.