Aboitiz InfraCapital, Inc. said it is working on water resource management projects to promote water security and sustainable water solutions.
“With a growing population that is placing greater stress on already scarce water resources, innovation in water supply management is required,” said Anna M. Lu, Aboitiz InfraCapital vice president for water business and Apo Agua Infrastructure, Inc. president, at a virtual webinar.
“At Aboitiz InfraCapital, we are at the forefront of implementing sustainable solutions to ensure access to safe and reliable water,” she added.
Through Apo Agua, the company is working on the Davao City bulk water supply project to introduce the water-energy nexus concept to the country.
“Tapping the Tamugan river as its surface water source, the project’s water treatment facility will be powered by renewable energy sourced from a 2-megawatt run-of-river hydroelectric power plant. The raw water will first pass through the turbines to generate energy, which in turn will be used to power the water treatment facility and produce treated water. Water will be fed through the project’s 65-kilometer pipeline purely by gravity,” Ms. Lu said.
The project is expected to supply over 300 million liters of safe water per day to more than one million residents in Davao.
Aboitiz InfraCapital’s wholly owned subsidiary, Lima Water Corp. (LWC), said it is also working on a “smart water network,” where water facilities are turned into interconnected and intelligent systems.
In a media release, Aboitiz InfraCapital said through smart water network, “LWC’s water facilities are able to communicate with each other and automatically adjust its operating setup depending on the requirements.”
This ability is done by integrating SCADA (supervisory control and data acquisition) systems and its corresponding digital output instruments such as water meters and sensors.
The smart water network is projected to improve efficiency and savings in terms of deep well operations, auto adjustment of transfer pumps, and non-revenue water management. — Luisa Maria Jacinta C. Jocson
