Aboitiz InfraCapital’s Estate Water Reduces Non-Revenue Water in Economic Estates, Earns Water-Wise Award

Aboitiz InfraCapital’s (AIC) Estate Water has achieved significant success in reducing non-revenue water (NRW) in its economic estates nationwide. These estates include the LIMA Estate in Batangas, the Mactan Economic Zone II (MEZ2) Estate, and the West Cebu Estate (WCE) in Cebu, covering a total area of more than 1,400 hectares.

Committed to providing excellent water services, Estate Water implements a comprehensive NRW management program to address water losses in its service areas. Over the past five years, LIMA Water has maintained the NRW level below 5% in the LIMA Estate. In 2022, Estate Water extended this program to other areas, including MEZ2 and WCE, resulting in a significant reduction in NRW. Specifically, MEZ2’s NRW decreased from 13% to 6%, while WCE’s water losses reduced from 10% to 7%. These figures are well below the World Bank’s NRW benchmark rate of 25%, demonstrating Estate Water’s commitment to the sustainable use of water sources.

NRW refers to water that has been produced but never reaches the intended consumer due to factors such as pipe leaks, illegal connections, and pilferage. These factors contribute to the wastage of water and negatively impact the efficiency and sustainability of water supply systems.

Estate Water conducts regular water meter accuracy validation, an important aspect of water management that helps prevent water losses.

“We continue to tackle the issue of managing the non-revenue water of all our economic estates with utmost priority to meet the needs of the growing number of locators and customers while ensuring the sustainable use of water sources,” said AIC Head of Water Business Anna Victoria Lu.

The successful reduction of water losses in AIC’s economic estates involved network sectorization, regular leak detection and repair, pipe replacement, meter inspection and calibration, and the timely resolution of incidents. The integration of SMART Water Network Technology has also contributed to lowering the NRW of the LIMA Estate. This cutting-edge innovation has connected and transformed all water facilities in LIMA Estate into interconnected and intelligent systems, enabling Estate Water to monitor the pressure, flow, and quality of water in real-time, detect leaks, and respond to water concerns promptly. This technology is also planned to be implemented in AIC’s other economic estates, MEZ2 and WCE, to further enhance their water efficiency.

Recently, Estate Water’s efforts in managing water losses and advancing proper resource management of WCE earned them one of the three “Water-Wise Award” recognitions by the National Water Resources Board (NRWB), the leading government agency for the water sector in the Philippines. This recognition was conferred by the NWRB at the World Water Day Awards 2023 last March. In the same event, AIC also recognized the exceptional dedication of the San Pablo City Water District towards protecting and preserving water sources and the environment by conferring them the prestigious “Agos ng Kinabukasan” Award.

Aboitiz InfraCapital is committed to developing infrastructure and bringing in world-class technologies to ensure the availability of smart and sustainable water across all generations. With Estate Water’s efforts in reducing NRW and implementing innovative technologies, AIC is making strides towards this goal.