Non Revenue Water In Malaysia
Large amounts of unidentified water losses call for the government to support the water board companies with major funding each year.
Non revenue water in malaysia. Losses can be real losses through leaks sometimes also referred to as physical losses or apparent losses for example through theft or metering inaccuracies. Non revenue water within a utility s network is a huge source of wastage. Hence the malaysian government and the kelantan state decided to initiate the reduction of non revenue water by focusing on repairing. Water loss asia 2020 wla2020 will be held virtually commencing with a sequence of digital non revenue specialised workshop series that will be launched as part of the programme of igem 2020 virtual on 21 22 october 2020.
At avk we are proud to have been part of a cut down of approx. Non revenue water or nrw is the amount of treated water that is put into a supply system but does not bring in revenue to the water supply company. First step has been taken to reduce the non revenue water in kelantan. The government is focusing on reducing non revenue water nrw to 31 by the end of the 11th malaysia plan 11mp minister of water land and natural resources dr xavier jayakumar said.
Hopefully the state of kelantan will succeed in reducing the non revenue water in the years to come. The price of water in malaysia is very low and does not even cover the actual cost of water supply. The state of johor in southern malaysia is better known for its beaches and rainforest than its water infrastructure but water supply company ranhill saj a subsidiary of ranhill holdings berhad has set a challenging target to reduce non revenue water nrw to 5 by 2025. Non revenue water within a utility s network is a huge source of wastage.
A third of the previous water loss considering all the factors to be aware of when talking non revenue water. 2 5 3 malaysia s non revenue water management after water restructuring 23 2 6 stakeholders involvement in non revenue water management 24 2 6 1 stakeholders partnership of nrw reduction programme in kenya 26 2 7 public participation in non revenue water management 26 2 7 1.