AIR SELANGOR, IWK IN WATER TIE-UP
SPV to produce non-potable treated water for distribution to industrial businesses
PENGURUSAN Air Selangor Sdn Bhd and Indah Water Konsortium Sdn Bhd (IWK) have teamed up to embark on a sustainable water recycling initiative.
The collaboration, supported by the Environment and Water Ministry and the National Water Services Commission, brings together the country’s largest water service provider and the national sewerage company.
The initiative will be carried out by Central Water Reclamation Sdn Bhd, a special purpose vehicle (SPV) that is 60 per cent owned by Air Selangor and the rest by IWK.
The agreements, as well as a cooperation letter, were signed at a ceremony yesterday, witnessed by Environment and Water Minister Datuk Seri Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man and Selangor Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari.
IWK said treated bio-effluent from its treatment plants would be chanelled to Central Water for further treatment.
The SPV’s plant will produce non-potable treated water that will be distributed by Air Selangor through a dedicated pipe network to industrial businesses.
Central Water’s maiden project will be to operate a reclaimed water treatment plant in Setia Alam, Selangor, that can produce four million litres per day (MLD) of non-potable treated water with plans to subsequently increase the capacity to 7.5 MLD.
The companies said the collaboration would pave the way for the development of reclaimed water use in Selangor, Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya.
Apart from the Setia Alam plant, Air Selangor and IWK have identified other collaboration opportunities in respect of IWK treatment plants, including the plants at Pantai 2, Kuala Lumpur, and Seksyen 23, Shah Alam.
“This collaboration will optimise the nation’s available water resources while protecting the environment, and highlights the long-term commitment of Air Selangor and IWK to the sustainable development of Malaysia’s water industry.
“It also supports the government’s target to recycle 33 per cent of the nation’s treated effluent
by 2030 under the Green Technology Master Plan 20172030,” they said.
Furthermore, this would also
help meet the ministry’s strategic direction to produce 1,500 MLD of recycled water from treated bio-effluent.