Cordova Desalination Plant
History
Isla Mactan Cordova Corporation (IMCC) would be awarded a contract to supply water for the Metropolitan Cebu Water District in June 2021. To fulfill the contract, the construction of a desalination plant in Cordova, Cebu began. Watermatic Philippines, a joint venture of Vivant and Israeli firm WaterMatic International, led the construction.
It is built under a build–operate–transfer scheme under the private-public partnership setup.
On September 7, 2023, the desalination equipment was installed. By that month the whole facility is already 70 percent complete.
The IMCC plant started operations on June 7, 2024, initially producing 5 million L (1.3 million US gal) of processed water daily., becoming the first desalination plant in the Philippines, where drinking water has only been sourced groundwater and surface water.
Facility
The Cordova Desalination Plant spans the barangays of Buagsong and Catarman, Poblacion of Cordova municipality in Cebu standing on a 3.5 hectares (8.6 acres) property. Using seawater reverse osmosis technology, it has the capacity to produce 20 million L (5.3 million US gal) of water daily serving residents of Metro Cebu. This can be expanded to 50 million L (13 million US gal).
Management
The Cordova Desalination Plant is operated and managed by the Isla Mactan Cordova Corporation (IMCC; dba as Vivant Water), a subsidy of Vivant Hydrocore Holdings. It supplies water to the Metropolitan Cebu Water District. After 25-years, it is set to be turned over to the Cordova local government.
References
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- ^ Palaubsanon, Mitchelle (September 17, 2023). "Desalination facility big boost to Cordova". The Freeman. Philippine Star. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
- ^ Napallacan, Jhunnex (September 11, 2023). "Commercial desalination plant seen to improve Mactan water supply". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
- ^ Antojado-Orillaneda, Le Phyllis (September 9, 2023). "Philippines biggest desalination plant soon in Cordova". The Philippine Star. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
- ^ "Vivant starts operation of PH's first utility-scale desalination plant". Manila Bulletin. June 6, 2024. Retrieved September 19, 2024.