SUEZ’s Medan Drinking Water Plant Extension Project In Indonesia Commissioned
SUEZ announced the official commissioning of the Medan water production plant extension project in North Sumatra, Indonesia.
The project has successfully ramped up the plant’s total water production to 77,760 m3 per day to serve the city of Medan, the third largest city in Indonesia with a population of 2.2 million, with safe and reliable drinking water for a renewed duration of 25 years until 2045.
The project contributes to the country’s National Medium Term Development Plan (RPJMN 2020-2024) that aims to boost water infrastructure. SUEZ has been operating the Medan plant through the joint venture PT. Tirta Lyonnaise Medan (TLM) with PDAM Tirtanadi, the water government enterprise of the Province of North Sumatera under a Build, Operate and Transfer (BOT) contract since 2001.
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