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| A view of Thu Duc water plant - Photo: Anh Quan |
The plant will be able to supply 300,000 cubic meters of water a day for residents in the three districts.
This is the first water project in the city developed under BOO (build-operate-own) form with the total cost of over VND1.7 trillion. The project includes a water pumping station in Dong Nai Province and a treatment plant in HCMC’s Thu Duc District.
Saigon Water Corp., or Sawaco, has completed 25.7 kilometers of water pipe for the project, starting from Thu Duc and running through districts 9, 2, 4, 7 and 8 to Ba Chiem Bridge in Nha Be District.
The enterprise will extend the pipeline system in the future to supply more running water for Thu Duc, Binh Thanh and Go Vap districts.
Ly Chung Dan, Sawaco deputy general director, said Sawaco will distribute water from Tan Hiep water plant to districts 4 and 8 to supply water for districts 12, Binh Tan and Cu Chi.
Construction of the project began in 2005 with the capital initially estimated at over VND1.5 trillion. It is invested by the consortium of HCMC Infrastructure Investment Joint Stock Company and Vietnam Development Bank.
