KUWAIT-IRAQ

Kuwait Plans Large-Scale Importation of Water from Iraq 

Kuwait is planning to implement the Iraq-Kuwait water supply project under which Iraq will provide a total of 350mn gallons/day of fresh water to Kuwait, of which 200mn gallons/day would be used for drinking purposes and 150mn gallons/day for irrigation. To this end, the Kuwaiti Minister of Electricity and Water, Mr. Muhammad 'Abd al-Muhsin al-Rifa'i signed on 24 April a KD22,715 ($79,250) contract with the...