Metro Dumaguete Water cues P500M expansion

Metro Dumaguete Water (MDW) is aiming to spend more than P500 million over the next five years to beef up its network.

In a statement on Thursday, MDW said it has earmarked P524 million to “significantly” boost the city’s water supply and services.

The firm is a joint venture between Dumaguete City Water District and Metro Pacific Water, the water infrastructure investment arm of Metro Pacific Infrastructure Corp.

Under MDW’s plan, the fresh capital will prioritize those areas with limited water supply.

“These zones have been identified in our first five years of operations and have been factored into our masterplan. The sustainable solutions for these areas have been identified and will be rolled out in the next one to three years,” said Robert Cabiles, MDW’s chief operating officer.

The group will also develop a new pumping station to add supply to northern barangays as well as conduct pipe upgrades. The company said the city’s population growth is driving an increase in demand.

“Investment in new infrastructure and technologies is part of Metro Dumaguete Water’s plans to further improve the services of water distribution in the city,” Cabiles said.

In the past year, the company said it built two new pumping stations, increasing the city’s water supply by 6.7 million liters per day.

More than nine kilometers of distribution pipeline were also rehabilitated. Four more kilometers of transmission pipeline were rolled out.

Aside from its network buildup, MDW has likewise invested in customer service programs, including the introduction of over 1,000 new payment partners.