SHAH ALAM: Selangor has allocated RM559 million in its 2027 Budget to replace ageing water pipes as part of efforts to improve the state’s water supply system.
Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari said more than 6,000km of ageing pipes needed to be replaced, with 1,231.01km already replaced as of August 2026.
The annual replacement target was increased from 150km to 300km in 2024 to speed up the programme, which began in 2016.
Another RM143.2 million has been allocated to upgrade water treatment plants, while RM209.2 million will go towards the Water Grid Connectivity project.
The project aims to achieve 100 per cent connectivity for 36 dam terminals by the end of 2028, strengthening the water supply systems in Selangor, Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya.
Separately, the state government will provide a RM250 million loan to Worldwide Holdings Berhad to build its third Waste-to-Energy plant in Tanjung Dua Belas, which will include a recycling materials recovery facility.
The second Waste-to-Energy plant is scheduled to begin operations in the first quarter of 2027. It will have the capacity to process 3,000 tonnes of waste a day and generate 52 megawatts of electricity.