LAGOS INITIATES EIGHT-MONTH RENOVATION PROJECT FOR IJU AND ADIYAN WATER FACILITIES
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By: Fasasi Hammad
Lagos State Water Corporation (LWC) has launched a major rehabilitation project for the Iju and Adiyan water treatment plants as part of efforts to enhance potable water supply and service efficiency across the state.
The eight-month initiative, aimed at upgrading aging infrastructure and boosting water production capacity, was officially unveiled on Tuesday during a project inception meeting at LWC’s headquarters in Ijora, Lagos.
The project, titled “Rehabilitation of Iju Headworks and Akute Intake Station, Lots 1, 2 and 3,” is funded by the Lagos State Government and is scheduled to run from February to October 2026.
At the meeting, LWC Managing Director Engr. Mukhtaar Tijani, represented by the Executive Director of Operations, Engr. (Mrs) Helen Omolanke Taiwo, emphasized that the rehabilitation forms a central part of the corporation’s five-year strategic plan, which prioritizes infrastructure renewal to tackle long-standing operational challenges.
He assured residents that the work would adhere to international engineering standards. “This exercise must go beyond routine operations. Everyone involved must be committed to completing the project on schedule and delivering the expected outcomes. We are determined to turn this vision into reality,” he said.
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Director of Production Agiri Mustapha highlighted that past challenges with pump installations had limited the plants’ performance, describing the rehabilitation as a critical intervention for both the corporation and the state government.
Contractors and equipment suppliers, including KSB Pumps & Valves Nigeria Ltd., Wilo Pumps Nigeria Ltd., and Springfield Electric Ltd., pledged to complete the work within the stipulated timeframe while maintaining high quality standards.
The Iju Water Treatment Plant, one of Lagos’ oldest waterworks dating back to the colonial era, was initially designed to produce 2.45 million gallons daily. Subsequent upgrades have increased its capacity to around 45 million gallons per day to meet growing demand.
The Adiyan Waterworks, commissioned in 1991 under the Lagos Water Supply Expansion Project, has a production capacity of approximately 70 million gallons per day, making it one of the state’s largest water treatment facilities.
Both plants, operated by LWC, are part of a broader network of mini and micro waterworks that aim to improve water supply reliability for Lagos’ rapidly expanding population.
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