Selangor Spent RM800 Mln On Pipe Replacement To Cut NRW

SHAH ALAM, April 29 (Bernama) -- The Selangor state government spent RM800 million last year on a 285-km pipe replacement project across the state as part of efforts to address non-revenue water (NRW) issues.

State Infrastructure and Agriculture Committee chairman Datuk Izham Hashim said the initiative has reduced the NRW rate to 27 per cent currently, compared with 34 per cent around 2017-2018, and pipe replacement will continue with a target of 300 km.

He said it was a costly effort to reduce the NRW rate, with the state government spending up to RM300 million to bring it down by at least one percentage point.

“NRW is not an easy issue to address due to the high cost of replacement. However, pipe replacement alone will not reduce it, as there are many other causes of NRW, including leaking water tanks and theft (of pipes),” he said after a press conference on the launch of the Selangor Agenda for Green Economy (SAGE) website here today.

Izham said the state government aims to reduce the NRW rate to below 20 per cent through a reduction plan of about one percentage point each year.

Earlier, the state government today officially launched the SAGE website (www.selangor.gov.my/sage), a dedicated digital platform to track the state’s efforts over 10 years towards a cleaner and more resilient economy from 2025 to 2035.

Izham said the website serves as SAGE’s main dashboard, allowing users to explore the 2025-2035 roadmap, interact with the state’s green economy agenda, and monitor project implementation progress in real time.

He said SAGE was built on more than 30 strategic state projects covering the full spectrum of energy, including brown, renewable and sustainable energy.

“All these efforts are aimed at ensuring Selangor is prepared to meet future demand, particularly from high-intensity sectors such as data centres and semiconductors.

“This approach is implemented progressively and in a balanced manner, without compromising energy supply security,” he said.

-- BERNAMA