Managing Director of the Male’ Water and Sewerage Company (MWSC), Abdul Matheen Mohamed, has said that construction of a 5,000-tonne water generation system in Hulhumalé will be completed next month.
The project forms part of a broader initiative to strengthen water services in the Greater Malé region. Construction of a water facility with a total capacity of 10,000 tonnes per day began in Hulhumalé in August last year. MWSC is also undertaking additional projects to build new water storage tanks and install supplementary water plants in Malé and Hulhumalé.
Speaking on a PSM News programme, Abdul Matheen Mohamed said ensuring water security remains the company’s top priority.
He said that one water generation plant producing 5,000 tonnes per day was completed last year as part of efforts to increase production and storage capacity. An additional 5,000-tonne water production system is currently under construction in Hulhumalé and is scheduled to become operational next month.
“Production capacity has been increased by 5,000 tonnes over the past year. Another 5,000 tonnes of production capacity is under construction in Hulhumalé and will be completed within a month,” he said.
MWSC said the establishment of maintenance, repair and operations facilities is a key step towards strengthening water service security in Malé and Hulhumalé, with the aim of providing uninterrupted, sustainable access to clean drinking water and safe sewerage services to all residents.
To further enhance water storage capacity, MWSC installed a 10,000-tonne water storage system in Hulhumale' last year, the largest water tank ever installed in the Maldives. This increased the city’s total water storage capacity to 22,600 tonnes.
The company is also preparing to install two additional 13,000-tonne water storage tanks in the city later this month to further expand capacity.
In addition, a reverse osmosis (RO) plant with a production capacity of 1,000 tonnes per day was installed and commissioned in June last year.