Eng. Randa El-Menshawy, Minister of Housing, Utilities and Urban Communities, followed up on the trial operation of the expansions of the North Helwan Drinking Water Plant, with a capacity of 100,000 cubic meters per day. The expansions aim to increase water supplies and improve the level of service provided to citizens.
This follows the completion of the required sample testing, which was conducted by the Ministry’s Executive Authority for Drinking Water and Sanitation Facilities. The authority is operating the expansions until their final handover.
Eng. Randa El-Menshawy affirmed that the start of trial operations at the North Helwan Drinking Water Plant expansions is part of the Ministry’s plan to develop the drinking water system, increase the production capacities of plants, and improve the efficiency of utility infrastructure. These efforts will help meet the growing demand for drinking water and improve the level of service provided to citizens.
Eng. Randa El-Menshawy also stressed that the Ministry attaches great importance to implementing drinking water plant expansion projects and improving their efficiency. This aims to ensure the sustainable delivery of services and enhance their quality.
She emphasized the need for continuous monitoring of trial operations, verifying the efficiency of all plant components and new expansions, and complying with approved technical and health standards for drinking water quality.
In the same context, Eng. Hany Hashem, Head of the Central Administration for Implementation at the Executive Authority for Drinking Water and Sanitation Facilities, and Eng. Ismail Abdel Rabou, Head of the Greater Cairo Drinking Water Company, conducted a field visit to the project for completing the rehabilitation and expansion of the North Helwan Drinking Water Plant.
The visit marked the start of operations for the new expansions, adding a capacity of 100,000 cubic meters per day. It also forms part of intensified field monitoring efforts to accelerate the entry of projects into the operational phase.
The visit included checking the readiness of the plant’s components, reviewing the final works at the site, and assessing the preparations required for operation. The project aims to increase the total capacity of the plant’s expansions to 200,000 cubic meters per day.