The Minister of Water and Electricity Abdullah Bin Abdulrahman Al-Hussein who is also Chairman of National Water Company will sign here on Saturday, a partnership contract worth SR 173,748,580 with the private sector to manage and operate water and wastewater sectors in Makkah and Taif for 5 years. The Company said that the contract with a consortium of a French Company with "El-Zamel Company includes the Consortium's supervision over the development of water and waste water networks, their management, operation and maintenance in the two cities.