President Abdel Fattah El Sisi directed the government to
increase the national water projects, according to a statement from the
Egyptian Presidential Spokesperson Bassam Radi.
In a meeting held on Monday with Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouli, Housing Minister Asem el Gazzar and Presidential Advisor for Urban Planning Amir Sayed Ahmed, President revealed that the water desalination projects cost a total of EGP435 billion.
Egypt has announced $2.8 billion for construction of a five-year plan to build 47 desalination plants nationwide, reported Construction Review Online on July 13, 2020.
Egypt is implementing a group of water projects including water treatment and desalination plants to overcome the shortage of water it suffers.
Source: Egypt Today
