The purpose of SPAM Pekanbaru is to provide reliable drinking water infrastructure in accordance with technical standards to meet the requirements of the community, and to support economic activities in Pekanbaru, as well as to be managed efficiently. Provisions of drinking water infrastructures through SPAM Pekanbaru will reduce the financial burden of the Pekanbaru Municipal Government in funding the drinking water sector while still allocating the risks to the parties involved.
The project capacity plan of SPAM Pekanbaru is 500 liters per second which will be fulfilled through one stage of a water treatment plan development in 2020, and will start to operate in 2022. SPAM Pekanbaru will be implemented by the BOT mechanism, where installations for the distribution of pipeline network will become a part of a investment for business entities. House connection is targeted at 39,000 by 2024, and an additional 23,600 house connection is required during 2022-2024, or an addition of 7,890 house connection per year. Looking at the capabilities of PDAM and the community, the addition number of connections needs to be phased out. The absorption target can be accomplished if there is a funding commitment from the National Government Budget Plan, the Regional Government Budget Plan for Riau Province, and also the Regional Government Budget Plan for Pekanbaru that can be obtained in accordance with the plan.