Megawide partners with UEM on P2-B water reclamation facility

MANILA — Engineering and infrastructure conglomerate Megawide Construction Corp. (Megawide) has partnered with Toshiba Group’s UEM India Pvt. Ltd. and a local firm to design and build its first PHP2-billion water reclamation engineering project.
Megawide told the local bourse the design and other pre-construction work on its first project with Maynilad Water Services Inc. will begin this January.

Once completed, the Las Piñas Water Reclamation Facility will allow the water company to recover some 88 million liters per day (MLD) of potable water, which according to them will be enough to supply 88,000 households.

“The Megawide construction business will continue its expansion this year, starting with Maynilad’s 88 MLD Las Piñas facility,” said group chairman Edgar Saavedra. “We are actively seeking more projects outside the residential and commercial types to expand our portfolio.”

Megawide partnered with UEM and local company LinkENERGIE Industries Co., Inc. to deliver the project’s design and construction components.

“We partnered with UEM and LinkENERGIE to ensure delivery of the highest quality standards. UEM brings solid international experience in creating water treatment facilities and we are looking forward applying their world-class standards to this project,” Saavedra said.

UEM is an international environmental services company that specializes in water and wastewater collection, treatment, and disposal. It has a solid presence in the United States, Trinidad & Tobago and India. It was acquired by the Toshiba Group in 2015.

Saavedra said they are consciously looking into projects that have a big impact on nation building following its multi-year diversification plan.

“This is a project that will greatly benefit Greater Manila and adjacent provinces,” he said. “We are proud to be a partner of Maynilad in this endeavor and we are looking forward to pursuing more projects in this industry.”