The plant is referred to as the Aqaba Desalination Plant. The facility produces 5,000,000 cubic metres (5.0×109 l) of potable water annually, that is distributed to homes, industry and agriculture in the Aqaba area. At that time a bigger project, the Red Sea to Dead Sea Water Canal (RSDSWC), a collaborative effort between Israel, Jordan and the Palestinian Authority was in the plans.[4]