JAKARTA - PT PAM Jaya (Perseroda) plans to operate an air capture technology from the atmosphere that can be directly processed into drinking water.
PAM Jaya President Director Arief Nasrudin said that the technology will be presented through cooperation with strategic partners from Switzerland. According to Arief, the technology in question is able to capture water vapor in the air, then process it into ready-to-drink water.
"Soon we will work with Switzerland. Later we will have a tool called trapping atmosphere. So they catch water points in the air. So our air is there, there is some water too. So it is captured, it is processed," said Arief at the DKI Jakarta City Hall, Wednesday, March 11.
Arief explained that this technology works on a principle similar to the condensation process in air conditioners. He added that similar technology has been used in a number of areas that have limited water resources, one of which is in Africa.
"And this in Africa is made on a large scale, because they have difficulty in water sources. Finally, it is made as one of the water sources to be piped. So they buy large tools through pipes and they can distribute them," said Arief.
Arief explained that the device does not require a source of raw water such as rivers or reservoirs. Water points captured from the atmosphere will be processed immediately to purify it into water that can be drunk immediately.
Currently, PAM Jaya has ordered the technology device and targets that in the next few months the device can be introduced to the public.
According to the plan, PAM Jaya will build water stations or water hubs along the Sudirman-Thamrin corridor after receiving approval from the Governor of DKI Jakarta Pramono Anung. The water produced can then be drunk directly for free by the community.
"Hopefully this year everything can go. Hopefully in the middle of this year we can groundbreaking. So this water hub or water station will be in Sudirman-Thamrin and it will be directly connected to the water," said Arief.
In addition to providing drinking water in public spaces, PAM Jaya also prepares a mobile version of the technology for emergency needs.
"Later we will have a mobile atmosphere truck. That will be when we put it in a place that is in an emergency condition, it can immediately catch water and then the water can be drunk," he added.
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