Manila Water invests ₱26.3B to enhance services for 9M customers

Manila Water Co., Inc., led by Razon, invested ₱26.3 billion in 2024 to enhance its water and wastewater services for over nine million customers.

The investments were primarily aimed at ensuring a reliable water supply and improving service accessibility amid rising customer demand, with 90 percent of the capital expenditure allocated to projects in Metro Manila's East Zone and Rizal Province.

Specifically, ₱23.6 billion was spent on expanding water supply through projects like the East Bay Phase 2 and Wawa-Calawis Phase 2, which will provide additional capacity for Antipolo and parts of Metro Manila.

Manila Water also allocated P1.5 billion in 2024 for the ongoing construction of a 53-kilometer Mandaluyong-West Sewer Network Project to benefit hundreds of thousands of customers by 2037, featuring a 60 million liters per day sewage treatment plant.

Additionally, ₱1.2 billion was invested in wastewater service development in Rizal and various upgrades across its operating units, emphasizing the company's commitment to maintaining water losses below 15 percent and ensuring continuous supply despite climate change and urbanization.

For non-east zone operating units, Manila Water spent an additional ₱2.7 billion on projects such as the Canlubang Sugar Estate Transmission Line in Laguna and upgrades for wastewater treatment plants in Boracay and Clark.