Malaysian Raw Water Supply Project Is Official

The official ground-breaking ceremony for the proposed interstate raw water transfer project from Pahang to Selangor in Malaysia took place on 6 April 2010.

The MYR9bn ($2.8bn) project aims to meet the future water demand of industrial, commercial and tourism sectors in Selangor, Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya.

The project will supply 1,890 million litres per day of raw water from Sungai Semantan in Pahang to the Hulu Langat water treatment facility in Selangor.

The transfer of the water is aided through a 44.6km tunnel, bored through the Titiwangsa mountain range.

Phase 1 of the project involves construction of a tunnel, a dam, water intake point, pump station and dual water pipelines, which are touted to be the longest and biggest in South East Asia.

Phase I will be financed by the Japan International Cooporation Agency, which provided MYR3.9bn ($1.21bn).

Phase II involves construction of the water treatment plant in Hulu Langat and a distribution system, and will be financed by Perbadanan Aset Air Berhad, which provided MYR4.4bn ($1.36bn).

Work on the two phases began in June last year and is expected to be completed by 30 May 2014, while the tunnel will be completed within 60 months.

The project will provide Pahang MYR70m ($21.78m) in annual income and has been jointly developed by Japan’s Shimizu Corporation and Nishimatsu Construction, and Malaysian firms IJM Corporation and UEM Builders.