Prime Infrastructure Capital Inc., a company led by businessman Enrique Razon, said Monday unit WawaJVCo Inc. achieved a milestone with the completion of the Tayabasan Weir, representing phase 1 of the Wawa Bulk Water Supply Project.
The Tayabasan Weir filled up its reservoir in early June, signaling its completion ahead of its schedule in October 2022. The weir is a 25-meter high roller compacted concrete structure designed to deliver 80 million liters per day.
Tayabasan is comprised of three parts: the weir where water is impounded, the pumping station that brings the bulk water to the water treatment plant and the buried water pipeline where the bulk water passes to get to the water treatment plant.
Phase 2 dubbed as Upper Wawa Dam will be completed by 2025 and will eventually deliver at least 518 MLD to offtaker Manila Water Company and Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System.
“True to our fast and lean management approach, Prime Infra through WawaJVCo has delivered a critical water infrastructure that supports the country’s infrastructure development agenda with speed – as you all know, this phase of the project was finished ahead of schedule in the middle of a pandemic,” said Prime Infra president and chief executive Guillaume Lucci.