Kuala Lumpur – Pengurusan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd (Air Selangor) will continue its long-term commitment in reducing the Non-Revenue Water (NRW) rate in 2021 by allocating a total expenditure budget of RM293 million. Out of the said quantum, RM170 million will be allocated for the Old Pipe Replacement Programme, while RM16 million will be allocated to replace old and damaged water meters.
To ensure that we are on the right track to reduce the NRW rate in 2021 by 0.5%, we will continue to execute our strategic and rigorous planning as well as to implement our internal initiatives (in-‘house’) which were in place since 2017, at the backdrop of our success in reducing the NRW rate for three consecutive years since 2018. Therefore, Air Selangor has formulated a Key Performance Indicator (KPI) that will be implemented to ensure that the reduction of the NRW 2021 rate can be achieved which include:
- Air Selangor’s Leak Specialist Team and Leak Inspector Air Selangor to detect at least 78,000 cases of leaking pipes within the distribution pipeline network in the Active Leakage Control Programme.
- Establish a total of 75 District Metering Zones (DMZ) in the Regional Metering Zone Establishment Programme.
- Replacement of the old and critical pipes, especially the Asbestos Cement type of 150 kilometers through the Old Pipe Replacement Programme.
- To continue the installation of sensors on the main pipes, with an estimate of 1,780 sensors to detect transient pressure and leakage at an early stage.
- Usage of 3,000 Permanent Leak Noise Correlating Logger on reticulation pipes in 60 District Metering Zones.
Air Selangor is committed to further reduce the NRW rate to 25% in 2025 and 15% by 2049.
For the record, Air Selangor has managed to record a reduction of 1.1% in 2020, from 29.7% in 2019 to 28.6%, exceeding the target set by Suruhanjaya Perkhidmatan Air Negara (SPAN) at 29.2%. Air Selangor has spent RM255 million to ensure that the reduction in NRW rate can be achieved. Despite facing the challenges following the COVID-19 pandemic and the implementation of the Movement Control Order (MCO) in 2020, Air Selangor remains committed to serving consumers in Selangor, Kuala Lumpur, and Putrajaya.
Air Selangor hopes that the public can immediately report incidents of leaking and broken pipes, illegal pipe connections and meters manipulation by irresponsible people through the Air Selangor Call Centre at 15300, Air Selangor application, Air Selangor official social media channels and website www.airselangor.com.
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