Toshiba Water Solutions Private Limited (TWS) and local construction firm Frey-Fil Corp. have secured a contract to construct a sewage treatment plant for Manila Water Company Inc. within the famous Hinulugang Taktak, a tourist spot in Antipolo City, Rizal.
TWS will be responsible for the design, supply, installation, testing, and commissioning of process and electro-mechanical equipment as well as the operation and maintenance (O&M) of the plant for one year.
The project involves the construction of the Hinulugang Taktak Sewage Treatment Plant in the Province of Rizal to the east of Metro Manila, Philippines.
TWS said in a statement that The Hinulugang Taktak Sewage Treatment Plant will have a sewage treatment capacity of 16 million liters per day (MLD). The project is scheduled to be completed in 2023.
In 2016, the Philippines introduced stringent regulations on wastewater, including requirements for biological nutrient removal (BNR), or the removal of nitrogen and phosphorus from wastewater. This project includes the construction of an advanced treatment plant compliant with these regulations in order to contribute to the improvement of the water environment in Metro Manila led by Manila Water.
The process technology of the new plant is “Moving Bed Bio-film Reactor (MBBR)”, which has an advantage in space efficiency.
Since 1997, Manila Water has been engaged in the construction and operation of water supply and sewage facilities in the east zone of Metropolitan Manila (Metro Manila) as per the concession agreement with Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System.
The company provides water treatment, water distribution, sewerage and sanitation services to more than six million people in the East Zone, comprising a broad range of residential, semi-business, commercial and industrial customers.
The East Zone encompasses 23 cities and municipalities spanning a 1,400-square kilometer area that includes Makati, Mandaluyong, Pasig, Pateros, San Juan, Taguig, Marikina, most parts of Quezon City, portions of Manila, as well as the following towns of Rizal: Angono, Antipolo, Baras, Binangonan, Cainta, Cardona, Jala-Jala, Morong, Pililia, Rodriguez, San Mateo, Tanay, Taytay, and Teresa.
TWS engages in engineering, procurement and construction, O&M businesses for public water supply and sewerage plants and industrial water treatment facilities around the world, including in India, Southeast Asia, South Asia, Middle East, and North and Central Americas.