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15/11/2022

MWA Won Gold Winner, SEA MIKE AWARD 2022!!

Metropolitan Waterworks Authority (MWA) has won the Gold Winner Award of the Southeast Asia Most Innovative Knowledge Enterprise (SEA MIKE Award) 2022. The Gold Winner Award recipients are known for being the best corporate culture using innovation and knowledge management. MWA is one of the five Southeast-Asian organizations which have honorably won the Gold Winner Award this year.

MWA to emphasize the vision of waterworks business development for better lives

13/09/2022

Network & NRW training course for SAWACO

September 5, 2022 — The Metropolitan Waterworks Authority (MWA), led by Mrs. Nisapas Wongpat, Assistant Governor (Business), welcomed the delegation from Saigon Water Corporation (SAWACO), Vietnam, to have a training with MWA on the topic “Network and Non-revenue Water Management” during 5-12 September 2022 at the Metropolitan Waterworks Authority.

This training course aimed to transfer knowledge of waterworks in terms of water network management and water loss management. This course was divided into both theory and practice sessions as well as a study visit at the actual work site for a total of 6 working days. This would benefit the development of the capabilities of the waterworks personnel in Vietnam as well as strengthening the relationship between these two organizations. Also, it was considered an opportunity to expand the scope of MWA’s training services on waterworks to the international level.

30/08/2022

“Data Science Plus Bootcamp” (รอบบ่าย)

การนำเสนอผลงานโครงการฝึกอบรมเชิงปฏิบัติการหลักสูตร
“Data Science Plus Bootcamp” (รอบบ่าย) ณ อาคารเอนกประสงค์ สำนักงานใหญ่การประปานครหลวง

17/05/2022

On 12 May 2022, Mrs. Nisapas Wongpat, Assistant Governor (Business), Mr. Chiranuwat Narong, Director of Policy and Strategy Department together with MWA executives welcome delegation of International Finance Corporation (IFC), led by Mr. George Buter, Principal Water and Sanitation Specialist at MWA Headquarters, Bangkok.
Today meeting is a great opportunity for both agencies to discuss about cooperation project between IFC and MWA, in which IFC offered business consulting to MWA and the feasibility of joint investment projects for the purpose of organization development in the future.

08/04/2022

MWA executives join the Visegrád Group’s event.

On 7 April 2022, Mrs. Nisapas Wongpat, Assistant Governor (Business) together with MWA executives attend “Best Practices from the V4 countries for a More Sustainable Future” hosted by the Embassy of Hungary at The Glass House, Nai Lert Park.

On this occasion, the Assistant Governor has a chance to discuss with H.E. Dr. Sándor Sipos, Ambassador of the Hungary to Thailand about the cooperation progress on training program between MWA and Hungarian waterworks.

07/04/2022

On 5 April 2022, Mrs. Nisapas Wongpat, Assistant Governor (Business) together with MWA executives have a meeting with executives of EGAT International (EGATi), led by Mr. Phisol Chansri, Senior Executive, Vice President Corporate Management at EGATi Office.

The objective of the meeting is to discuss about establishing subsidiary company and sharing lessons learned and good practices in international business management.

30/12/2021

Happy New Year 2022
Best wishes from MWA Thailand

01/12/2021

Water Emergency @ IL;

We are inviting you to join an online webinar called “Water Emergency @ IL” from 8-9 December 2021. This webinar features 18 Israeli companies in the water sector, focusing on the water emergencies and scarcity. A simulation session about cyberattack will also be shown.

For any who is interested, please register at https://water-emergency.israel-expo.co.il/expo

01/12/2021

On November 30, 2021, from 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m., MWA attended the World Water Cities Forum (WWCF) 2021, which was organized for international water agencies to jointly suggest solutions to water problems and discuss water issues to further develop their service. This year it was organized in both offline (in Korea) and online format. There were 2 representatives from MWA joined this event namely:
1. Mr. Somsak Passananon, MWA Expert Level 9 - Feedback Solution: “Tool and Methods to Increase the Saltwater Solution Efficiency in Water Supply of MWA”
2. Mr. Kitti Sriprommunee, Director of Business Support Services Management Division - Solution to the Water Challenge of Mikkeli: Educating and Recruiting Young Professionals in the Water Sector

25/11/2021

30 Nov. - MWA and World Water Cities Forum 2021

We are inviting those who are interested to listen to the World Water Cities Forum 2021 on 30 November 2021. This year, MWA has 2 speakers, namely:
1. Mr. Somsak Passananon, MWA Expert Level 9 - Feedback Solution: “Tool and Methods to Increase the Saltwater Solution Efficiency in Water Supply of MWA” (around 2:55 p.m.)
2. Mr. Kitti Sriprommunee, Director of Business Support Services Management Division - Solution to the Water Challenge of Mikkeli: Educating and Recruiting Young Professionals in the Water Sector (approximately 3:15 p.m. onwards)

The World Water Cities Forum 2021 (WWCF) is a forum for international water agencies to come together to suggest solutions to water supply or water problems in order to improve the service and their efficiency even further.

Those who are interested can watch it via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lE2-F_JsMo

09/11/2021

On 9 November 2021, Mr. Komkrit Dinakara Na Ayudhya, Deputy Governor (Eastern Services), Mrs. Nisapas Wongpat, Assistant Governor (Business) together with the management team of Assistant Governor (Business) have a meeting with Mr. Sándor Sipos, Ambassador of Hungary and the team at the Embassy of Hungary to discuss the potential business cooperation and to share the ideas on waterworks training course.

Hungary is one of the most outstanding countries in water management, with expertise in water conservation, renewable energy from wastewater, water engineering, surface water and groundwater management. We, MWA, hope that today's cooperation will further support the development of water supply in Thailand.

03/11/2021

Preparatory meeting for Pilot Project with K-water and Usol, South Korea. Full progress after reopening the country

On 3 November 2021, Mrs. Nisapas Wongpat, Assistant Governor (Business), Mr. Nurach Noisopa, Nonthaburi Branch Office Manager together with representatives from Water Loss Management Department and relevant staff have an online meeting with K-Water and USOL Co., Ltd. for the preparation of the NRW-Advanced Water Leak Monitoring Pilot Project which uses automatic leak detection sensors, developed by Korean technology, to detect pipe leakage in order to improve the MWA’s NRW management process.

This NRW-Advanced Water Leak Monitoring Pilot Project is one of our continuing studies for organizational development, including innovation development and future business opportunities.

23/09/2021

MWA with the first time presenting “Underwater Trunk Main Repair” in Virtual Technical Tour, MIWC 2021

On 22 September 2021, Mr.Teeradeach Katchpakerin, Director of Water Transmission and Distribution System Maintenance Division, together with Mr.Posatorn Kachacheewa, Mr.Sathit Songmoolnak attended the Malaysia International Water Convention (MIWC) 2021 for the Virtual Technical Tour by presenting a video on the topic “Underwater Trunk Main Repair” which conveyed the special techniques for pipe repair of Water Transmission and Distribution System Maintenance Division by using a diver.
On this occasion, Mrs.Nisapas Wongpat, Assistant Governor (M-WIT), Mr. Sermsak Jansam, Director of Water Transmission and Distribution Control Department and staff members from Water Transmission and Distribution Control Department and M-WIT joined this event as well.

16/09/2021

เมื่อวันที่ 15 กันยายน พ.ศ. 2564 สมาคมทรัพยากรน้ำแห่งประเทศออสเตรเลีย (AWA) ร่วมกับ สมาคมการประปาและน้ำเสียแห่งประเทศเวียดนาม (VWSA) ร่วมเปิดงาน Vietnam Australia Water Week 2021 ซึ่งมีกำหนดจัดระหว่างวันที่ 15-17 กันยายน พ.ศ. 2564 ณ เมืองฮานอย ประเทศเวียดนาม ผ่านการจัดงานโดยระบบ Online งานดังกล่าวมีวัตถุประสงค์ เพื่อสร้างเวทีแลกเปลี่ยนเรียนรู้การบริหารจัดการน้ำ การนำเสนอเทคโนโลยีการบริหารจัดการน้ำด้านต่างๆ และการสร้างเครือข่ายองค์กรเพื่อความยั่งยืนของทรัพยากรน้ำระหว่างประเทศเป็นสำคัญ

ในโอกาสนี้ ผู้แทน Young Water ทั้ง 4 คน จากการประปานครหลวง ในนามประเทศไทย ประกอบด้วย 1) ว่าที่ร้อยตรีกิตติคุณ จิตร์สนธิ วิศวกร 5 สฟก.2กฟก.ฝบฟ. 2) น.ส.ขนิษฐ์นภา สายพวรรณ์ วิศวกร 5 สกก.กกฟ.ฝกผ. 3) นายธีรภัทร สุขปาณี วิศวกร 4 สอบ.กรร.สสมส. และ 4) นายจารุเดช เก่งรักษ์สัตว์ วิศวกร 3 สปน.กรร.สสข. ได้ร่วมนำเสนอวิสัยทัศน์ แนวคิด การบริหารจัดการทรัพยากรน้ำเพื่อความยั่งยืน ความท้าทายและโอกาสการสร้างความร่วมมือเพื่อบริหารทรัพยากรน้ำ ร่วมกับเยาวชน Young Water จากประเทศต่างๆ ซึ่งถือเป็นโอกาสอันดีของผู้แทน Young Water ในการแลกเปลี่ยนเรียนรู้ และสร้างเครือข่ายทรัพยากรน้ำในอนาคต ถือเป็นอีกหนึ่งบทบาทของสถาบันพัฒนาวิชาการประปา (M-WIT) ในการส่งเสริม สร้างความเข้มแข็งด้านวิชาการ และพัฒนาศักยภาพของบุคลากรของการประปานครหลวงให้มั่นคงต่อไป

02/09/2021

MWA with the first time sharing the experience in ‘Virtual Technical Tour’ of the Underwater Trunk Main Repair, delivered by the Water Transmission and Distribution System Maintenance Division from Water Transmission and Distribution Control Department, in the Malaysia International Water Convention (MIWC) 2021, on September 22, 2021.

https://www.miwc.tech/technical-tours/day-3-underwater-trunk-main-repair/

27/08/2021

MWA organized a webinar on the theme “Practice in incident management and water resilience”

On 26 August 2021, The Metropolitan Waterworks Authority (MWA) Thailand organized a webinar on the theme "Practice in incident management and water resilience".
The event was declared open by Mr. Kavee Areekul, MWA Governor. In his opening remark, he emphasized on service improvement for customers and efficient operation in the fast-changing situations.

The webinar provided the participants with new perspectives and insights into lessons learned and best practices in water management during the time of Covid-19, digital disruption, climate change and incident challenges from 9 leading water organizations in Asia.

This webinar was attended by several water professionals from Thailand and international water utilities. It was also live broadcast on Facebook and overwhelmingly received a lot of attention from participants.

23/08/2021

AWP Webinar 2021 by M-WIT MWA

AWP Webinar 2021 is coming up !

19/08/2021

Asian Water Partnership Webinar 2021 : Practice in Incident Management & Water Resilience
26 August 2021 (10.00 -15.00 GMT+7)
Currently, the world has been facing unprecedented events such as climate change, digital disruption and COVID-19 pandemic, however, many leading Asian water utilities have different but effective ways to cope with the challenges. We are honored by top executives to exchange their insightful and valuable lessons learned. These will be best practices for fellow utilities in the future.
We, Metropolitan Waterworks Authority of Thailand, would like to invite you to take part in the “AWP Webinar: Practice in Incident Management & Water Resilience” on 26 August 2021 (10.00 -15.00 GMT+7). We believe it will be an informative and valuable event for those who attend.

18/08/2021

Our executive, Mr.Komkrit Dinakara Na Ayudhya (Deputy Governor) is ready to share
experience and practices from MWA on AWP Webinar 2021, on August 26.

"We share together, we grow together !"

03/08/2021

M-WIT E-Magazine Vol.1/2021

In the year 2021, Covid-19 pandemic is still growing all over the world.

Internationally, M-WIT keeps on cooperating, learning, and sharing via online platforms.

Remarkably, MWA is going to hold "Asian Water Partnership (AWP) Webinar 2021" to share practices in water management in this difficult time.
...See more in our magazine!

14/07/2021

Facing many challenges in the year 2020, including COVID-19, M-WIT has got through these successfully. We never stop providing academic services to our stakeholders, creating innovation to cope with the challenges, and will continue supporting and driving MWA to be a High Performance Organization.

See the full M-WIT Annual Report at: https://tinyurl.com/36vu93bt

02/07/2021

MWA Representatives join AWA Young Water Professionals, Australia

Today (July 2, 2021) Four representatives from MWA including 1) Mr. Kittikhun Chitsonthi, Engineer Level 5, Electrical Power Maintenance Division, 2) Ms. Khanitnapa Saipavan, Engineer Level 5, Electrical and Mechanical System Construction Division 3) Mr. Teerapat Sukpanee, Engineer Level 4, Maintenance Division and 4) Mr. Jarudech Kengraksat Engineer Level 3, Maintenance Division, join the kick off meeting “Online Emerging Water Leader Program (EWLP)”. This is under the project “Young Water Professionals Network, Asia-Pacific region” organized by Australian Water Association (AWA).

In this event, Mr. Thatsit Sakulpong, Engineer Level 7, Strategic Planning and International Affairs Division, MWA representative, presents about overall information of MWA and water management in Thailand in order to share brief information about Thailand and Thai culture along with organizational context among participants.

The AWA Young Water Professionals 2021 is participated by 30 young water professionals from many countries such as Cambodia, Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam, Nepal and Australia. The program will comprise of knowledge sharing activities, a number of workshops and networking activities for sustainable water development in Asia-Pacific region in the duration of 12 months, from July 2021 – June 2022. It is considered as a good opportunity for MWA representatives to learn good practices and create networking with international participants. This is one of the missions of M-WIT to support talented young staff in order to develop impactful and sustainable transformation to organization.

28/05/2021

MWA’s WSP team observes WSP Audit organized at Coliban Water, Australia

MWA’s WSP team observes WSP Audit at Coliban Water

The audit is organized at Coliban Water, Australia in a virtual manner on 24, 25, 27 and 28 May 2021.

This event is an internal audit with the objective to determine whether risk management planning and operations cover all systems and all aspects of the water production process.

The MWA’s WSP team will apply the knowledge and experience from Coliban Water to MWA WSP Internal Audit which is scheduled next month in order to improve operation works and build confidence in water quality of MWA.

21/05/2021

MWA presents on Singapore Water Exchange Webinar

On May 21, 2021, 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m., Mr. Komkrit Dinakara Na Ayudhya, Deputy Governor (Engineering and Construction), delivered a presentation on “Water Management & Strategies of MWA” at an online webinar with SgWX Water Utilities, Singapore, via WebEx application. This webinar was initiated by SgWX Water Utilities which is a leading public and private water network from Singapore and other Asian countries. Mr. Komkrit Dinakara Na Ayudhya described a major challenge that MWA has been facing - the problem of seawater intrusion and the growing demand under restricted resouces. Also, he mentioned how MWA thought of ways to cope with these challenges both in the short and long term.

This webinar was an exchange of knowledgeable opinions in technologies and water management between the MWA and it was well welcomed by many attendees. The purpose of this presentation was to exchange and share information to find MWA presents on Singapore Water Exchange Webinar.

On May 21, 2021, 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m., Mr. Komkrit Dinakara Na Ayudhya, Deputy Governor (Engineering and Construction), delivered a presentation on “Water Management & Strategies of MWA” at an online webinar with SgWX Water Utilities, Singapore, via WebEx application. This webinar was initiated by SgWX Water Utilities which is a leading public and private water network from Singapore and other Asian countries. Mr. Komkrit Dinakara Na Ayudhya described a major challenge that MWA has been facing - the problem of seawater intrusion and the growing demand under restricted resouces. Also, he mentioned how MWA thought of ways to cope with these challenges both in the short and long term.

This webinar was an exchange of knowledgeable opinions in technologies and water management between the MWA and it was well welcomed by many attendees. The purpose of this presentation was to exchange and share information to find proper solutions including opportunities for cooperation between MWA and Singapore in the future.
solutions including opportunities for cooperation between MWA and Singapore in the future.

19/05/2021

Today (19 May 2021) Representatives from Water Loss Management Department, Geographic Information Division and M-WIT join an online meeting with JICA to discuss about “AI-based Pipeline Diagnostics Pilot Project”, using AI technology to identify leakage of water pipelines, especially those of aging infrastructure, and to predict future defect risks in order to plan for low-cost maintenance in the future.

29/04/2021

Collaborative Webinar between MWA & WaQuAC-Net

On April 28, 2021, the MWA Waterworks Institute of Thailand (M-WIT), led by Mrs. Nisapas Wongpat, Assistant Governor, together with Mr. Somsak Passananon, Director of Water Resource and Environment Department, and his team, co-hosted an online webinar with Water Quality Asian Cooperation Network (WaQuAC-Net), Japan, on the topic of Anti Salinity Tool (AnSaT). It is an innovation of the Metropolitan Waterworks Authority (MWA) that is used to solve the problem of saltwater intrusion, making tap water salty. This webinar was welcomed by many people from various countries such as Japan, Laos, Myanmar, Cambodia, India, Kenya, Rwanda, Vietnam, and Thailand.

16/04/2021

Metropolitan Waterworks Authority (MWA) and WaQuAC-NET jointly host the webinar "Anti-Salinity Tool (AnSaT)"

This webinar will share the experience about how MWA copes with the saltwater intrusion problem right now by using AnSaT. The AnSaT won the International Innovation Awards: IIA2020.

The objective is to share the background of the development of the tool, methods and application of the AnSaT to solve the saltwater problem to the WaQuAC-NET members and also MWA interested partners.

This webinar is free of charge. For those who are interested in joining this webinar, please register via the QR Code by 25th April 2021.

12/04/2021

Happy Songran Day 2021

Although the Covid-19 pandemic limits some festival activities, we never limit extending our warm wishes to all of you.

Wishing you safe and great success.

We are gaonna get through this together.

31/03/2021

Now it's easier to send M-WIT MWA Thailand a message.

Now it's easier to send M-WIT MWA Thailand a message.

31/03/2021

MWA joins IWA Water Loss SG live webinar

On March 30,2021, MWA joins the webinar on “Implementation of Leak Detection using Satellite Technology - Experience from Bangkok”, virtually organized by IWA Water Loss SG.
In this webinar, Mr. Arnut Pipatmongkolporn, as representative of MWA, shares knowledge and experience on using satellite technology to tackle NRW in Metropolitan Area. The event has received a lot of attention from many international experts and practitioners

23/03/2021

MWA presentation on IWA Water Loss Specialist Group Webinar

Topic: Implementation of Leak Detection using Satellite Technology - Experience from Bangkok

30 March 2021, 3 PM (Bangkok Time)

Registration : https://tinyurl.com/9ebrvd5u

25/02/2021

MWA To Be a Networking Partner with DWASA

On February 24, 2021, M-WIT, led by Assistant Governor Mrs. Nisapas Wongpat, and her team joined an online meeting with the Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (DWASA), Bangladesh, which was led by Mr. Taqsem A Khan, Managing Director and CEO, with the aim of potential mutual collaboration between MWA and DWASA.

This meeting was to build a network of academic cooperation. At first, there will be online seminars to exchange knowledge and experience with each other on various issues, and expand into other collaborative activities that benefits both organizations in the future.