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Maynilad spends P2b to replace old pipes

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West zone concessionaire Maynilad Water Services Inc. said it spent P1.92 billion in 2017 to replace 286 kilometers of old, leaky pipes in various areas of its concession area.

“Replacing old pipelines was a priority project that enabled us to provide reliable water supply to our customers. But our work does not stop there, as we aim to renew 100 percent of the old pipe network by year 2023,” said Maynilad president and chief executive Ramoncito Fernandez.

The 2017 pipe replacement projects”•done in portions of Manila, Quezon City, Caloocan, Valenzuela, Parañaque, Muntinlupa, and Las Piñas, Kawit and Noveleta in Cavite province”•allowed Maynilad to recover some 32 million liters per day of potable water, or enough to supply around 55,000 households.

Maynilad said that since its re-privatization in 2007, it already replaced almost 2,000 km of old and damaged pipelines, which is about the same distance between Manila and Bangkok, Thailand.

This is about 40 percent of the distribution network Maynilad inherited in 2007 that included the oldest water system in Asia, with some portions dating back to the Spanish era.

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It said that in 2017 alone, Maynilad generated 6,000 jobs from its pipe replacement projects. These jobs included those generated by contractors and suppliers.

Maynilad services the west zone of the Greater Manila Area, which is composed of some parts of Manila, Quezon City, Makati (west of South Super Highway), Caloocan, Pasay, Parañaque, Las Piñas, Muntinlupa, Valenzuela, Navotas and Malabon all in Metro Manila; the cities of Cavite, Bacoor and Imus and the towns of Kawit, Noveleta and Rosario in Cavite province.

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