Overview:
- Indonesia Infrastructure Guarantee Fund (IIGF) has signed an agreement with Meta Adhya Tirta and a recourse agreement with East Java Provincial Government to develop the Umbulan Water Processing Facility.
- The water processing facility has a capacity of 4,000 litre/second and is built under a public-private partnership (PPP) scheme between the parties.
- The project aims to increase the supply of clean water in the main regions of East Java, including Surabaya, Sidoarjo, Gresik, Pasuruan and Pasuruan city.
- The project is one of the Strategic Infrastructure Projects of the Indonesian government and aims to start operation in 2019.
Wai Yee Tsang - Journalist - Asia Pacific