Razon-led firm completes P26-B Wawa dam project

WawaJVCo Inc., a joint venture led by billionaire Enrique Razon, said it has completed the construction of the P26-billion Upper Wawa Dam and is now preparing for its commercial operation in December.

- By JASPER EMMANUEL ARCALAS

The company, a unit of Razon-led Prime Infrastructure Capital Inc., said a handover ceremony from the engineering, procurement and construction was recently held to mark the successful completion of the dam's construction works.

"The completion of the Upper Wawa Dam reflects Prime Infra and WawaJVCo's ability to deliver large-scale infrastructure projects on time. This marks the beginning for one of our most critical water projects," said Melvin John Tan, Prime Infra's market sector lead for water and WawaJVCo president.

WawaJVCo said it conducted a series of tests to evaluate the Upper Wawa Dam's performance including testing its gates, functionality of the environmental flow turbine, and other sensors and instruments.