Prime Infra hires global hydro manager

Prime Infrastructure Capital Inc. (Prime Infra) has tapped a global consultancy company to establish a project management office (PMO) for its 600-megawatt (MW) Wawa and 1,400-MW Pakil pumped storage hydroelectric projects.  

The Razon-led company said on Tuesday that it signed an agreement with Mace to help develop a structured PMO framework to improve efficiency, governance and execution for the two large-scale projects. 

Its phased approach will integrate people, organizations, processes, information and technology into a streamlined management system.  

“Delivering the Wawa and Pakil projects on schedule is critical to meeting the country’s energy needs. Mace’s proven expertise in project management enhances both the efficiency and structure of our existing execution processes,” Prime Infra president and CEO Guillaume Lucci said.  

Goal is resilient infra

For Mace Consult CEO Davendra Dabasia, the partnership supports the development of “more resilient and sustainable infrastructure in the Philippines and wider Asia Pacific region.”

“We began discussing the scale and complexity of these projects with Prime Infra a year ago, and I am looking forward to seeing this partnership continue to develop and successfully deliver one of the country’s most critical infrastructure programs,” Dabasia said. 

The Wawa project, set to operate by 2029, will have a storage capacity of 6,000 megawatt-hours (MWh) per day and a 600-MW generating capacity. 

Meanwhile, the Pakil project, expected online by 2030, will have a 14,000MWh daily storage capacity and a 1,400MW output, making it one of the largest pumped storage plants in Asia.