Manila Water spent P26.3B in 2024

East zone concessionaire Manila Water Services Inc. on Tuesday said it has invested P26.3 billion in capital expenditures (capex) last year to improve its water and wastewater services.

In a news release, Manila Water said 90% or P23.6 billion of its capex in 2024 was spent on its east zone projects, which “are crucial for meeting service and regulatory commitments.”

The company said a significant portion of the capital investment program was allocated to water supply augmentation projects to ensure sustainability of water supply in eastern Metro Manila and the adjacent Rizal Province.

Among the projects are P7.6 billion spent on the development of the 200 million-liter-per-day (MLD) water treatment plant of the East Bay Phase 2 project and the 3.4-kilometer Long Term East 3 Ruhale-Bambang Felix Line.

Another key expenditure amounting to P5.6 billion was for the Wawa-Calawis Phase 2 project, which aims to provide an additional 518 MLD to Antipolo, Teresa, Baras, and parts of Metro Manila.

Manila Water added that it also allocated P1.2 billion in 2024 for retrofitting and upgrading the East Avenue Sewage Treatment Plant with cutting-edge Biological Nutrient Removal (BNR) technology, implementing other water supply reliability projects, and maintaining common purpose facilities.

The water distributor said it likewise invested P1.5 billion in the ongoing construction of the 53-kilometer Mandaluyong-West Sewer Network Project, which aims to benefit 700,000 customers in Mandaluyong, San Juan, and Quezon City by 2037.

The sewer network will feature a 60 MLD sewage treatment plant.

The water company added it has spent P1.2 billion on developing wastewater services in Rizal, including the Hinulugang Taktak Sewerage System and the San Mateo-Rodriguez Sewerage System.

Manila Water said that another P6.5 billion was allocated for various wastewater system upgrades and improvements, including the Taguig North Sewerage System, Ilugin Sewage Treatment Plant, and the implementation of BNR technology in wastewater treatment processes.

For its non-east zone operating units, Manila Water said it invested P2.7 billion in 2024.

The company said it spent P1.6 billion on Estate Water and Laguna Water for the construction of the Canlubang Sugar Estate Transmission Line in Laguna, the development of the Alviera Sewer Treatment Plant (STP) in Pampanga, and the Cresendo Estate Commercial Cistern Project in Tarlac.

Additionally, P600 million was spent on upgrading Boracay Water’s Manoc-Manoc and Balabag STPs to BNR technology and on the design and reassessment of Ilagan Water’s water treatment plant project.

Another P600 million was allocated for the BNR upgrade of Clark Water’s STP and other South Luzon projects, according to Manila Water. —VAL, GMA Integrated News