West Zone concessionaire Maynilad Water Services Inc. is digging up 477.2 kilometers of old, leaky pipes over the next five years and replace them with new ones.
Maynilad has allotted over P10 billion for pipe replacements starting this year through 2027 across the concession area in line with the program to upgrade the distribution system and reduce water loss.
Once completed, the total length of pipes replaced within its franchise hits 3,643 kilometers or 78 percent of the distribution system Maynilad inherited from government under the re-privatization program in 2007.
“When we took over Maynilad in 2007, the pipe network we inherited included the oldest water system in Asia. We are committed to upgrading our network for the benefit of our customers,” said Randolph Estrellado, Maynilad chief operating officer.
From January to April this year, new pipes had been laid in North and South Caloocan, Quezon City, Malabon, Navotas, Valenzuela, Manila, Pasay, Paranaque, Imus and Muntinlupa which have been fast-tracked before El Niño hits.
This year alone, Maynilad set aside P4 billion for its non-revenue water (NRW) management program, a 25 percent increase from its NRW capital expenditure of P3.2 billion last year.
Maynilad is the largest private water concessionaire in the Philippines in terms of customer base serving the cities of Manila, Quezon City, Makati, Caloocan, Pasay, Parañaque, Las Piñas, Muntinlupa, Valenzuela, Navotas and Malabon as well as the cities of Cavite, Bacoor and Imus, and the towns of Kawit, Noveleta and Rosario in Cavite Province.
