KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 12 – Selangor Water Supply Company (Syabas) provides a five-year master plan started this year to 2019 which involved the expenditure of RM4.3 billion. The master plan is in preparation to take over the management of the water industry in Selangor with the Federal Territories of Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya by the state government, which is expected in September.
“Among the key objectives in the plan are measures to increase the supply of treated water capacity of at least 25 per cent (1,600 million liters per day) which cost about RM1.9 billion. If the operation and maintenance of water treatment plants administered Puncak Niaga via Syabas can be submitted to the Selangor government subsidiary of the Selangor Water Management Sdn Bhd on Sept 13,” said Syabas executive chairman Tan Sri Rozali Ismail
“Syabas will present and discuss this plan with the state government. However, if the case is delayed again (does not apply to the acquisition on 13 Sept). In the same time, Syabas still submit this plan to the state government and the federal government (Ministry of Energy, Green Technology and Water),” he said at a press conference here on Tuesday.
Rozali, who is also Executive Chairman of Puncak Niaga (M) Sdn Bhd said on Sept 13 is the deadline for the federal government and the state government to resolve the problems arising on the acquisition of the water industry after the Supplementary Agreement to the Agreement Industry Restructuring Air signed on 10 July.
The signing of the Supplemental Agreement will involve the federal government, state government, Water Asset Management Company (PAAB) and the Selangor Water Management Sdn Bhd will giving 60 days notice to the parties concerned to solve the “Condition Precedent (CPs) to the Agreement.
Rozali said the five-year master plan will also focus on reducing non-revenue water losses (NRW) up to 25 per cent would cost about RM1.05 billion. Optimistic about the ability of the state government will take over the water industry in Selangor and the Federal Territories of Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya.
He said that the master plan include improving services include domestic and commercial users, upgrading the water supply system assets and modernize work processes with the help of information technology and communication in all aspects of operations.
