Megawide dives into water sector

Construction and infrastructure group Megawide Construction Corp. has teamed up with a unit of Japanese multinational conglomerate Toshiba to work on a P2-billion water reclamation engineering project for Maynilad Water Services Inc. in Las Piñas.

The design and build contract for the water facility, which will have a capacity of 88 million liters per day (MLD), marks Megawide’s debut in water reclamation engineering. The project will break ground this month.

“The Megawide construction business will continue its expansion this year, starting with Maynilad’s 88-MLD Las Piñas facility,” Megawide chair Edgar Saavedra said in a press statement on Monday.

“We are actively seeking more projects outside the residential and commercial types to expand our portfolio,” he said.

This project also marks Megawide’s first project with Maynilad. Once completed, it will allow the water company to recover 88 MLD of potable water, estimated to be sufficient to supply 88,000 households.

Megawide partnered with Toshiba Group’s UEM India Pvt. Ltd. (UEM) and local company LinkENERGIE Industries Co. Inc. (LinkENERGIE) to deliver the project’s design and construction components. —DORIS DUMLAO-ABADILLA