Our Company
Apo Agua Infrastructura, Inc. built the largest operating private bulk water supply facility in the country, designed using the water-energy nexus concept, powering the water treatment plant with run-of-river hydroelectricity.
Apo Agua is now producing and supplying safe, reliable, and sustainable water to the (8) off-take points of Davao City Water District in Calinan, Talandang, Tugbok, Mandug, Indangan, Cabantian, Panacan and Panorama (Dumoy).
We are committed to develop sustainable water infrastructure and utilize technologies that will
uphold the welfare of our communities and the environment.
We play a key role in nation-building by providing reliable services and innovative solutions in bulk water infrastructure to uplift the lives of Filipinos today and of generations to come.
We ensure delivery of safe drinking water that is compliant with the national drinking water
standards to the communities we serve.
Introducing the Davao City Bulk Water Supply Project
The Davao City Bulk Water Supply Project (DCBWSP) is the Philippines’ largest operating private bulk water supply facility. It boasts a 300 million liter per day water production capacity, supplying safe, reliable, and sustainable water to over one million Davaoeños. By tapping the Tamugan River surface water, the project augments Davao City’s reliance on groundwater sources. The DCBWSP is a partnership between the Davao City Water District (DCWD) and Apo Agua, one of the water business units and a subsidiary of Aboitiz InfraCapital (AIC), the infrastructure arm of the Aboitiz Group.
This ground-breaking project has two vital components:
Part A is the production of water supply, led by Apo Agua, and involves the construction of Raw Water Facilities, a Water Treatment Plant, and Treated Water Pipelines.
Part B is the distribution of water supply to consumers, managed by DCWD, and involves tapping and interconnecting pipes, installing reservoirs, and laying distribution lines.
Introducing the Davao City Bulk Water Supply Project
The DCBWSP is smart for its fully automated and centralized control system features at the Water Treatment Plant. It is innovative as it is one of the biggest bulk water supply infrastructure and the first of its kind in the country with its water-energy nexus concept: Water for energy, energy for water. It means the same water that will generate renewable energy will be treated and supplied to DCWD’s water reservoirs. It is deemed future-ready, as it is a solution of finding a more sustainable water source to meet the growing demand for water and will help recharge groundwater sources of the DCWD.
Questions? We may have the answers for you.
Q.1. What is the Davao City Bulk Water Supply Project?
The Davao City Bulk Water Supply Project (DCBWSP) is one of the Philippines’ largest private bulk water facilities, supplying safe, reliable, and sustainable water to the Davao City Water District (DCWD). At full capacity, the DCBWSP is delivering 300 million liters per day (MLD) of water from the Tamugan River to the DCWD, for the benefit of over one million Davaoeños. The DCBWSP is a joint venture between DCWD and Apo Agua Infrastructura, Inc. (Apo Agua), one of the water business units and a subsidiary of Aboitiz InfraCapital (AIC), the infrastructure arm of the Aboitiz Group.
Q.2. What is the relationship between DCWD and Apo Agua?
Apo Agua and DCWD are joint venture partners in the DCBWSP. The partnership is divided into two vital components: Part A is led by Apo Agua and involves the production of water supply, it involves the construction of Raw Water Intake facilities, Water Treatment Plant, and Treated Water Pipelines. Part B is managed by DCWD, and involves the distribution of water supply to consumers, focusing on tapping and interconnecting pipes, installing reservoirs, and laying distribution lines.
The DCBWSP enables the DCWD to augment its current groundwater sources with the sustainably sourced surface water of the Tamugan River, allowing the DCWD to recharge the majority of its wells, responding to Davao City’s rapid growth, and protecting it from environmental degradation, land subsidence, and saltwater intrusion.
Q.3. Why do we need the project?
The Davao City Water District (DCWD) has been using groundwater for almost 50 years. There is an urgent need to look for a sustainable and alternative water source to limit the extraction of groundwater and allow the aquifers to rest. Moreover, the water demand of Davao City is rapidly increasing due to population growth and urbanization, thus the need to augment the water supply of the DCWD with the available use of both sustainable surface water and groundwater sources, protecting it from environmental degradation, land subsidence, and saltwater intrusion.
Q.4. What are the unique features of the Project?
The Apo Agua facility is designed using the water-energy nexus concept – a first in Southeast Asia – this enables the facility to fully power itself with an integrated Hydroelectric Power Plant. The same water used to generate power is treated and supplied to the DCWD.
Q.5. Is the Project complete?
Yes, Apo Agua official commercial operation started last February 14, 2024, the works necessary to commence water distribution to the DCWD are all complete, and the facilities are in full operation.
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