Maynilad earmarks P7.7B to cut water losses in 2026
Maynilad Water Services Inc. intends to spend about P7.7 billion this year to step up efforts in further reducing water losses across its service area.
The company on Tuesday said the budget is allocated to finance pipe replacement in high-loss areas, expand leakage control activities and boost its network diagnostics.
A portion of the investment would also support its exploration of emerging technologies designed for leak detection and rapid field response.
“Recovering water through NRW (non-revenue water) reduction helps us optimize existing infrastructure and improve overall system efficiency,” said Ryan Jamora, head engineer at Maynilad’s Central NRW team.
“Much of this work happens underground through continuous monitoring and early leak detection before problems become visible at the surface,” Jamora added.
Maynilad plans to keep investing in its NRW management initiatives, as it acknowledged that pipeline systems are “subject to natural deterioration from operating conditions such as traffic loading, road works and coastal exposure.”
Cutting water losses allows utilities like Maynilad to make more treated water available to customers without immediately developing new water sources.
Last year, Maynilad managed to recover about 256 million liters per day (MLD) of water.
By 2027, the company has set a goal to reduce NRW levels to 25 percent, which means it does not earn from a quarter of the potable water supply it produces.
Maynilad hopes to further slash the level to 20 percent by 2030.
Maynilad is the water and wastewater services provider for the West Zone concession area of the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System.
This service area covers 17 cities and towns in Metro Manila and Cavite.
The company earlier reported robust growth in its full year profit, climbing 19 percent to P15.2 billion in 2025 from P12.8 billion a year earlier.
Consolidated revenues rose 9.4 percent to P36.6 billion from P33.5 billion on tariff adjustments and stable billed connections.
Maynilad went public in November last year, with 12 cornerstone investors supporting its market debut, allowing it to raise about P34.3 billion.
