Prime Infrastructure Capital Inc. through WawaJVCo Inc. has started the commercial operations of the first phase of its bulk water supply project in Rizal Province designed to deliver an initial 80 million liters per day (MLD) of raw water to Manila Water Co. Inc. and the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System.
Wawa JV Co. is a joint venture between Prime Infra and businessman Oscar Violago’s San Lorenzo Ruiz Builders Group.
The first phase of the project is comprised of the weir where water is impounded, the pumping station that brings the bulk water to the water treatment plant and the buried water pipeline where the bulk water passes to get to the water treatment plant.
It was completed last July.
“ We will continue to build on this momentum as we progress in the construction of phase 2 with the vision of creating shared value for both the offtaker and the host communities,” said Guillaume Lucci, Prime Infra president and chief executive officer, in a statement.
Lucci added once the two phases are completed by 2025, the project will be able to deliver at least 518 MLD of water which can provide water supply to over 500,000 households.
Prime Infra also said that construction of the project’s second phase is on track, with the river diversion milestone achieved this week to minimize risk of construction execution as it allows WawaJVCo to start construction of the main dam body by December.
