# Meridiam-SUEZ consortium wins €4B desalination plant contract in Jordan

A consortium led by Meridiam and SUEZ has signed a 30-year concession contract with the Government of Jordan to build and operate the second largest desalination plant in the world in the Gulf of Aqaba, with a capacity of 851,000 m³/day, and 445 km of pipelines to supply drinking water to Amman and Aqaba. The investment is around €4 billion.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2025-01-15
- Where: Gulf of Aqaba, Jordan
- Value: $4.40B (4.00B EUR)
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 851,000 m³/day
- Products: desalinated drinking water
- Sectors: [Water Treatment Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/water-treatment-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Suez](https://endata.com/companies/1259.md) (partner)
- [Meridiam](https://endata.com/companies/43840.md) (partner)
- [Government of Jordan](https://endata.com/companies/82334.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [suez.com](https://www.suez.com/en/news/press-releases/second-largest-desalination-plant-in-the-world-amman-and-aqaba), 2025-01-15: "The Government of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and the consortium led by Meridiam-SUEZ have signed a 30-year concession contract for the desalination and conveyance of drinking water to 3 million people in the cities of Amman, the capital of Jordan, and Aqaba."

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