ABOITIZ InfraCapital is looking to supply treated bulk water to the Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) to address Metro Cebu’s rising water supply challenges.
“This proposed large-scale desalination project is a welcome initiative and will substantially augment Metro Cebu’s limited bulk water supply options,” company chief operating officer Cosette Canilao said in a briefing Tuesday, September 24, 2019.
The company submitted an unsolicited proposal to supply the MCWD with 100 million liters per day of desalinated bulk water.
The project is expected to benefit around 80,000 households or 440,000 individuals if the consortium’s bid gets accepted by MCWD.
The Aboitiz Group’s infrastructure arm estimates that Cebu’s water supply deficit could reach 178 million liters per day by 2020.
Cebu’s expanding population and growing economic activity are putting pressure on its water supply stability. (CSL)