Following Kazakhstan’s joining of the Abraham Accords in November, Israel’s government-owned Mekorot water company is set to begin operations in the Muslim-majority country for the first time, a company spokesman tells The Times of Israel, confirming a Channel 12 report.
An agreement on the deal has been signed by the national water company and the project – valued at tens of millions of dollars – is already underway, the spokesman confirms.
The deal aims to increase access to water sources in Kazakhstan, which faces trouble in transporting water to consumers due to geographic constraints. Mekorot, one of the leading companies specializing in desalination, water resource management, wastewater processing and international cooperation, is also pursuing projects in Azerbaijan, Jordan, Bahrain, Morocco and Iraq.
A more detailed announcement on the new deal is expected tomorrow, according to the Mekorot spokesman.
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