Maynilad to replace old, undersized pipes in Pasay

Maynilad Water Services, Inc. (Maynilad) will start replacing over 22 kilometers of old and undersized pipes in Pasay City this August.
“Upgrading the pipe network in Pasay is essential to improving service levels for the now-bigger population in the area. We are working closely with the Pasay local government and the barangays so we can minimize the impact on traffic of this project,” said Maynilad chief operating officer Randolph T. Estrellado.
The P362-million pipe replacement project aims to meet the water supply requirement of the area’s population, which Maynilad said has already increased beyond the distribution system’s current capacity.
The project will cover 29 barangays in the areas of Malibay, Maricaban, Pildera 2, and Sun Valley in Pasay.
It involves the replacement of existing small-diameter water pipelines (50 to 75 millimeters only) with pipes of bigger diameter ranging from 100 to 300 millimeters.
“The existing pipes in these 29 barangays were installed some 35 years ago, even before the privatization of Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) operations. Hence, the pipe sizes are no longer enough to accommodate the volume of water that the area currently needs, given the growth in their population over the years,” Maynilad said.
It said the project is targeted for completion in 2024.
It added that the pipe replacement will not only improve water pressure and availability for almost 38,000 customers in Pasay, but the pipe replacement project will also enable Maynilad to recover an estimated seven million liters per day of water that is lost through leaks in the aging distribution system.
For the years 2023 to 2027, the company has allotted P10 billion to replace old pipelines in various portions of its concession area.