The national water agency has selected BESIN-UEN Consortium to design,
build, own and operate a second NEWater plant at its Changi facility.
Singapore's Public Utilities Board will build its fifth water recycling
plant at the Changi area, where it has earlier built Changi Water Reclamation
Plant in 2009. Image: PUB
Thursday 9 October 2014
The
BESIN-UEN consortium, led by BEWD International, a subsidiary of Hong
Kong-based Beijing Enterprises Water Group and UE NEWater, a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Singapore’s UES Holdings, will construct the plant at Changi
under a Design, Build, Own and Operate agreement, which the parties will sign
this month, PUB said in a recent statement.
The
plant, which will be the second NEWater facility located in Changi, will help
the city-state to expand its water supply system and meet the country’s growing demand in a
cost-efficient manner, said Young Joo Chye, PUB’s best sourcing director. NEWater
is Singapore’s known brand of water produced from high-grade quality reclaimed
water using advanced membrane technologies.
As the
pillar of Singapore’s water supply, NEWater has demonstrated its value in strengthening
water supply resilience, especially against weather extremities like dry spells
and droughts
Young Joo Chye, PUB’s best sourcing director
The
plant is expected to add 50 million gallons (mgd) or 228,000 cubic metres of
NEWater per day to the nation’s water supply once it commences operations in
2016, added the government agency.
At
a first-year price of S$0.276 per cubic metre, BESIN-UEN offers the most
competitive tariff for the supply of NEWater over a 25-year period from
2016-2041, the agency said.
Water
recycling is part of PUB’s water sustainability programme and currently
provides 30 per cent of Singapore’s daily water needs.
Most
of the water produced from these water treatment facilities are used for
non-potable purposes in industrial estates and commercial buildings, while a
small amount is also blended with raw reservoir water.
The
four existing plants include the SingSpring desalination plant, the
Keppel-Seghers Ulu Pandan NEWater Plant, the SembCorp Changi NEWater Plant, and
the Tuaspring Desalination Plant.
“As
the pillar of Singapore’s water supply, NEWater has demonstrated its value in
strengthening water supply resilience, especially against weather extremities
like dry spells and droughts,” noted Young.
PUB
said it expects reclaimed water to meet 55 per cent of Singapore’s daily
requirements as part of the country’s long term plan.
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