Suez, together with JEMCO and Metro Pacific Water, has commenced construction of the country’s largest seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) desalination plant in Metro Iloilo. The facility, scheduled for completion within 24 months, aims to produce 66,500 cubic meters of water per day, over 97 per cent of which will be distributed as drinking water to around 50,000 households. The rest will be used to generate demineralised water for a nearby power plant.
The plant will feature Suez’s SeaDAF filtration system, designed to efficiently treat seawater by removing suspended solids, turbidity, and other impurities before the reverse osmosis stage. The project, awarded by Metro Pacific Water, is the second collaboration between Suez and JEMCO, following their previous work on a water reclamation facility in Muntinlupa City. Suez stated that this project marks a significant expansion of its operations in Southeast Asia.