Cordova Desalination Plant
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  Location of the CDP within Metro Cebu. | |
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| Desalination plant | |
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| Location | Cordova, Cebu, Philippines |
| Coordinates | 10°14′35.4″N 123°56′33.2″E / 10.243167°N 123.942556°E |
| Estimated output | 20 million L (5.3 million US gal) per day |
| Extended output | 50 million L (13 million US gal) per day |
| Technology | Reverse osmosis |
| Operation date | June 7, 2024 |
The Cordova Desalination Plant (CDP) is a desalination facility in Cordova in Cebu province, Philippines. It is the first desalination plant in the Philippines.
Isla Mactan Cordova Corporation (IMCC) would be awarded a contract to supply water for the Metropolitan Cebu Water District in June 2021.[1] To fulfill the contract, the construction of a desalination plant in Cordova, Cebu began. Watermatic Philippines, a joint venture of Vivant and Israeli firm WaterMatic International, led the construction.[2]
It is built under a build–operate–transfer scheme under the private-public partnership setup.[3]
On September 7, 2023, the desalination equipment was installed.[4] By that month the whole facility is already 70 percent complete.[5]
The IMCC plant started operations on June 7, 2024, initially producing 5 million L (1.3 million US gal) of processed water daily.,[2] becoming the first desalination plant in the Philippines, where drinking water has only been sourced groundwater and surface water.[6]