Maynilad to Receive World Bank Loan for Sewage Treatment Plants

Philippines’ Maynilad Water Services is expecting to receive a $137.5m loan from the World Bank for construction of four sewage treatment plants.

The four treatment plants will have a total capacity of 187,500cu/m per day and will serve about 300,000 households in Quezon, Pasay, Valenzuela and Muntinlupa cities.

Maynilad Sewerage and Sanitation head Tony Garcia said the loan will be used to accelerate the construction of sewerage and sanitation infrastructure, to improve the environmental, sanitation and health conditions in Maynilad’s concession area.