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Adaro Tirta allocates Rp 3 trillion to expansion in water business
PT Adaro Tirta plans to increase its clean water production capacity by 2,000 liters per second this year by building new water treatment plants in some parts of the country.
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A worker controls the quality of raw water at a treatment facility owned by private tap water company PT Palyja in Central Jakarta. (JP/Dhoni Setiawan)
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daro Energy’s subsidiary in the water sector PT Adaro Tirta Mandiri will allocate investments of up to Rp 3 trillion (US$213 million) to build drinking water treatment systems (SPAMs) in Indonesia as part of its expansion in the provision of clean water in the country.
Adaro Tirta Mandiri president director Wito Krisnahadi said the company was interested in taking part in the development of drinking water treatment systems as it was in line with its philosophy of sustainable business operations.
“There may be other businesses out there that are more profitable. However, we are interested in sustainable projects such as water treatment because they will have a greater impact on the public,” Wito said on the sidelines of the 2019 West Java Investment Summit on Oct. 18 in Bandung, West Java.
He said the company planned to increase its clean water production capacity by 2,000 liters per second this year by building new water treatment plants in some parts of the country. “We hope within four to five years from now, we can increase the production capacity by 4,000 liters per second,” he added.
Wito said that at present Adaro Tirta Mandiri was developing a number of drinking water treatment plants in Dumai, Riau, East Waringin regency in Central Kalimantan and Gresik, East Java.
During the summit, the company signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on the development of the drinking water treatment system with its business partners including PT Tirta Gemah Ripah, state-owned construction company PT Adhi Karya, PT Manila Water Indonesia, and publicly listed energy provider company PT Rukun Raharja.
“We’ve been successful in Vietnam and Thailand; now we hope we can do something for Indonesia. We’ve been [in the country] for almost four years, during which time we’ve been actively bidding for various water development projects,” said Manila Water Indonesia president director Antonio B. Capati
