On February 24, Manila Water, together with SUEZ, a leader in sustainable environmental services; Philippine engineering and infrastructure innovator Megawide; officials of the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System; and officials from the City of Mandaluyong, held the groundbreaking ceremony for Manila Water’s Aglipay Sewage Treatment Plant in Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila.
The consortium of SUEZ and Megawide will undertake the design and build the sewage treatment plant which will have a daily capacity of 60,000 m3, with Megawide undertaking all civil works for the project. This marks the first project of Megawide with Manila Water and its first collaboration with SUEZ. The sewage treatment plant will treat wastewater in Mandaluyong City, southern Quezon City, and southern San Juan City and significantly enhance the health and sanitary conditions of more than 650,000 residents.
Francois Fervier, CEO of Water, SUEZ Asia, said: “SUEZ is committed to preserving the environment and restoring our natural capital. This partnership between Manila Water, Megawide and SUEZ provides a strong foundation for this project and will significantly enhance the water quality, hygiene and sanitation for the population in Metro Manila by 2037. We will continue to support cities in the Philippines to cope with its water treatment challenges with our innovations and worldwide expertise in water treatment.”
“We are honored to work on this project with Manila Water and SUEZ as we believe it will help bring higher standards of water quality and sanitation to Metro Manila,” said Edgar Saavedra, Megawide Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “Megawide is committed to partnering with experts such as SUEZ to help deliver first-world industrial EPC projects for our clients and the country,” he continued.
SUEZ will apply its innovative MeteorTM Moving Bed Biofilm Reactor (MBBR) and GreendafTM technologies to help cut operating costs and installation space compared to conventional methods. The plant will meet stringent national standards exceeding EU requirements to reduce adverse impact on Manila Bay and Pasig River and environmental footprint. This MBBR plant will also be the biggest of its kind in the country.
Megawide’s construction business remains a significant contributor and a major organic revenue driver for the Group. The fully-integrated and agile nature of operations enables it to shift to high demand segments, like infrastructure projects, amid the softness in private property development due to the pandemic. The Company intends to leverage on its pre-cast technology advantage and vertically-integrated platform to participate in big-ticket projects to anchor its pivot to infrastructure.
