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## Signature(s)

€ 120,000,000

6/12/2011 : € 120,000,000

## Summary sheet

1 March 2010

Signed | 06/12/2011

20090602

Mekorot Ashdod desalination plant

Mekorot Enterprise & Development

Up to EUR 120 million.

Project cost has been currently estimated to be in the range of EUR 458 million. including contingencies and interest during construction.

A seawater reverse osmosis desalination plant, including an open seawater intake and a sea outfall for brine disposal.

The objective of the project is to produce at least 100 million m3 of potable water per year.

Though not particularly mentioned in Annex 1 of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Directive 97/11/EC Seawater Reverse Osmosis (SWRO) desalination plants require a full EIA. In the absence of an international Best Available Technique (BAT) standard for desalination projects best professional judgment adopting the definitions of BAT and Best Environmental Practices (BEP) as introduced by the European Integrated Prevention Pollution Control Directive (Directive 2008/1/EC), the Land-Based Sources (LBS) Protocol of the Mediterranean Action Plan, and applicable Israeli regulations will be applied.

The Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is available at :  
Mekorot Development & Enterprise  
No. 1 Karlibach st., floor no. 10  
Tel Aviv, Israel  
Tel: 972-3-6334500.  
Review hours: 9:00-15:00 following prior coordination.  
Contact person : Ms. Granit Ben Ezra or Mr. Nehemia Katabi.

The Engineering Procurement and Construction (EPC) and Operating & Maintenance (O&M) contract have been internationally and competitively tendered. Pending a positive review of the evaluation report this procedure follows international practices and is acceptable to the Bank.

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