Jordan - Second Amman Water Supply and Sewerage Project

DOCUMENT OF INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION Not For Public Use Report No. P-1188a-JO FILE COYP REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION OF THE PRESIDENT TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS ON A PROPOSED CREDIT TO JORDAN FOR A SECOND AMMAN WATER SUPPLY AND SEWERAGE PROJECT May 10, 1973 This report was prepared for official use only by the Bank Group. It may not be published, quoted or cited without Bank Group authorization. The Bank Group does not accept responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of the report.  Currency Unit Jordan Dinar US$1 = JD 0.32144 JD 1 = US$3.111 JD 1000 = US$3,111.4 JD 1,00000 = US$3,111,400 Fiscal Year - January 1 to December 31  INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION OF THE PRESIDENT TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS ON A PROPOSED CREDIT TO JORDAN FOR THE SECOND AMMAN WATER SUPPLY AND SEWERAGE PROJECT 1. I submit the following report and recommendation on a proposed credit to Jordan for the equivalent of US$8.7 million on standard IDA terms to help finance the second Amman water supply and sewerage project, and studies for the development of Aqaba. US$8.33 million of the proceeds of the credit would be relent to the Amman Municipal Area Water and Sewerage Authority (AWSA) for a term of 29 years, including 4 years of grace, with interest at 6 percent per annum. $370,000 of the credit would be used by the Government for the Aqaba studies. PART I - THE ECONOMY 2. The economy of Jordan is dealt with in paragraphs 2-10 of the President's Report of the same date on a proposed development credit to Jordan for the Hussein Thermal Power project (Report No. 95a-JO). A Country Data sheet is attached as Annex I. PART II - BANK GROUP RELATIONS WITH JORDAN 3. The proposed credit would be IDA's eighth operation in Jordan, and the second for water supply in Amman, bringing the total of IDA funds committed to US$ 40.3 million equivalent. For a review of Bank Group lending in Jordan, reference is made to paragraphs 11-13 of the President's Report of the same date on the proposed Hussein Thermal Power Project. Annex II contains a summary statement of IDA credits as of March 31, 1.973, and notes on the execution of on-going projects. PART III - THE WATER SUPPLY AND SEWERAGE SECTOR 4