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Surbana Jurong to provide project management and design services for Pimpri Chinchwad Smart City in India

Pimpri Chinchwad Smart City India concept view
Concept view of Pimpri Chinchwad

Singapore, 10 July 2018 – Surbana Jurong, one of the largest Asia-based urban, industrial and infrastructure consulting firms, will be providing project management and design services for the Pimpri Chinchwad Smart City, adjoining Pune City, in the state of Maharashtra, India.

The project was awarded to KPMG, in partnership with Surbana Jurong, by Pimpri Chinchwad Smart City Limited, a Special Purpose Vehicle set up at the Pimpri Chinchwad city level to implement its smart city mission. The contract was secured through the support of Enterprise Singapore, the government agency championing enterprise development.

Pimpri Chinchwad is one of the cities selected under India’s nation-wide Smart Cities Mission programme. Launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the programme aims for comprehensive and systematic transformation of cities in India through planned urbanisation. Pimpri Chinchwad strives to use this smart city platform to reinvent itself into an attractive, vibrant and liveable destination to drive economic growth and improve its citizens’ quality of life.

Surbana Jurong will lead on the Area Based Development part of the project, which encompasses city improvement (retrofitting), and city renewal (redevelopment). Surbana Jurong’s role includes helping to identify suitable innovations and smart solutions for the city. It will also design, conceptualise and manage the implementation and deployment of the various solutions. The various focus areas that the Surbana Jurong team will work on include livability, urban design, transportation, water supply, solar, sanitation, healthcare, education, security and surveillance. KPMG will take the lead on the Pan City Development part of the project, in which smart solutions are applied to the existing city-wide infrastructure.

India Pimpri Chinchwad bus stand concept view
Pimpri Chinchwad’s bus stand concept view

Mr Wong Heang Fine, Group CEO of Surbana Jurong said, “Surbana Jurong is proud to partner Pimpri Chinchwad as it works towards becoming a Smart City. As one of the largest Asia-based urban, industrial and infrastructure consultancies, Surbana Jurong’s expertise in project management and design services, coupled with our experience in smart city solutions, will ensure Pimpri Chinchwad’s success in enhancing living standards for its residents in a sustainable way.”

Mr Tay Lian Chew, Enterprise Singapore’s Global Markets Director for South Asia, said, “The India Smart Cities Mission has designated 99 smart cities with over S$40 billion worth of projects to be rolled out. Enterprise Singapore is glad to have supported Surbana Jurong in clinching the Pimpri Chinchwad Smart City Project Management Consultant contract project and will continue to work with other Singapore companies to capture opportunities across infrastructure, IoT and technology. We will also be working with Surbana Jurong to identify areas within the Pimpri Chinchwad Smart City where smaller Singapore companies, including SMEs, with unique solutions can participate.”

About Surbana Jurong Private Limited

Surbana Jurong Private Limited (Surbana Jurong) is one of the largest Asia-based urban, industrial and infrastructure consulting firms. Leveraging technology and creativity, Surbana Jurong provides one-stop consultancy solutions across the entire value chain of the urbanisation, industrialisation and infrastructure domains.

Headquartered in Singapore, the Surbana Jurong Group has a global workforce of over 14,000 employees in more than 120 offices across over 40 countries in Asia, Australia, UK, the Middle East, Africa and the Americas, and an annual turnover of around S$1.5 billion.

Surbana Jurong has a track record of over 50 years, and has built more than a million homes in Singapore, crafted master plans for more than 30 countries and planned over 100 industrial parks globally.

The Group’s motto ‘Building Cities, Shaping Lives’ reflects its belief that development is more than just steel and concrete. Surbana Jurong creates spaces and designs infrastructure where people live, work and play, shaping cities into homes with sustainable jobs where communities and businesses can flourish.

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Surbana Jurong
Tian Zhiyuan
Senior Associate, Group Communications & Branding
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Email: zhiyuan.tian@surbanajurong.com

Surbana Jurong to masterplan Pune Metropolitan Region

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Front: Mr Kiran Gitte, PMRDA Commissioner and Mr Wong Heang Fine, Surbana Jurong Group CEO; Behind them are Maharashtra’s Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Singapore’s Minister-in-charge of Trade Relations S Iswaran

Mumbai, India, 16 May 2018 – Surbana Jurong, a global urban, industrial and infrastructure consulting firm based in Asia, will be providing the masterplan for the fast-growing Pune Metropolitan Region in the state of Maharashtra in western India.

The project to derive new development strategies for the Pune Metropolitan Region was awarded to Surbana Jurong by the Pune Metropolitan Regional Development Authority (PMRDA) at the 1st Maharashtra-Singapore Joint Committee Meeting held today. The awarding of the project was witnessed by Maharashtra’s Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Singapore’s Minister-in-charge of Trade Relations S Iswaran.

Surbana Jurong’s scope of work will include a review of the existing regional plans and to provide recommendations in the form of an integrated master plan for future developments for the region. The planning process will be a joint effort with PMRDA and other related authorities. The master plan will guide the physical development through planning for land use, infrastructure and transportation, as well as provide a sustainability framework and identify strategic projects. The plans are expected to be delivered in ten months’ time.

Close to India’s financial hub of Mumbai, Pune is a growing metropolis and industrial hub with rich natural resources and heritage. The PMRDA, the planning and development authority for the region, aims for the city to become a world-class economic hub through sustainable growth.

Surbana Jurong’s master plan will take into account the long-term needs of the region and provide a blueprint for its development decades into the future. The plans will help transform PMRDA’s vision of a sustainable city of economic opportunities and high living standards into reality.

Mr Wong Heang Fine, Group CEO of Surbana Jurong said, “With Surbana Jurong’s track record in master planning various cities around the world, including Amaravati Capital City, we are well-positioned to support PMRDA in designing the Pune Metropolitan Region for sustainable long-term development. The Region has tremendous potential, and we look forward to contributing our expertise in creating a showcase city that continues to attract investors and talents.”

Surbana Jurong’s key projects in India include providing the masterplans for Amaravati Capital City, Mumbai Metropolitan Region and Hyderabad Pharma City, and providing design and engineering consultancy for KIMS Hospital Thonnakka, KIMS Hospital Trivandrum East and the Kolkata East-West Metro Line.

About Surbana Jurong Private Limited
Surbana Jurong Private Limited is one of the largest Asia-based urban, industrial and infrastructure consulting firms. Leveraging technology and creativity, SJ provides one-stop consultancy solutions across the entire value chain of the urbanisation, industrialisation and infrastructure domains.

Headquartered in Singapore, the Surbana Jurong Group has a global workforce of over 14,000 employees in more than 120 offices across over 40 countries in Asia, Australia, UK, the Middle East, Africa and the Americas, and an annual turnover of around S$1.5 billion.

Surbana Jurong has a track record of over 50 years and has built more than a million homes in Singapore, crafted master plans for more than 30 countries and developed over 100 industrial parks globally.

Surbana Jurong’s motto ‘Building Cities, Shaping Lives’ reflects its belief that development is more than just steel and concrete. Surbana Jurong creates spaces and designs infrastructure where people live, work and play, shaping cities into homes with sustainable jobs where communities and businesses can flourish.

For media enquiries, please contact:

Surbana Jurong
Jackie Yu
Director, Group Communications
T: +65 6839-7326 M: +65 9688-4269
E: Jackie.YuWC@surbanajurong.com

Surbana Jurong evaluates power and energy schemes in five states in India

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The scope of work includes strengthening of the sub-transmission and distribution sector

SMEC, a member of the Surbana Jurong Group, has been selected by Power Finance Corporation Limited, India (PFC) to undertake work in five states.

Specifically, SMEC will undertake the Third Party Concurrent Evaluation of the Integrated Power Development Schemes (IPDS) in West Bengal, Sikkim, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, and Jammu and Kashmir. India’s Ministry of Power launched the IPDS to extend financial assistance against capital expenditure to address the gaps in the sub-transmission and distribution network, and metering in urban areas to supplement the power departments in various states.

The scope of work includes strengthening of the sub-transmission and distribution sector (33kV & 11kV and associated substations), and metering of the same sector (smart metering and advance metering for converting semi SMART Grid).

SMEC is responsible for compliance-based evaluation, including material checking, process checking and witness commissioning checks, as well as post-implementation evaluation. The service period is for 36 months.

Surbana Jurong Secures First Smart City Project in India

Surbana Jurong has secured the Orange Smart City project in India. We will be providing a comprehensive Smart City design solution for the client via the Vision Master Plan (pre-concept) and a Go-to-Market Strategy. Orange Smart City is a revolutionary Greenfield (city created from scratch) smart industrial development in close proximity to India’s financial capital, Mumbai. It is envisaged to be a city of the future that offers the best of business, living, learning, recreation, health and smart solutions.

This is a first of its kind project in India. A Greenfield Smart City project that incorporates three of the big ticket programs in the national development agenda – “Smart Cities”, “Make in India”, “Housing for All”, and also linked to the fourth – a major infrastructure program called the “Sagarmala scheme” (for port development). We will be providing them a vision that encompasses smart grid power, renewable energy, water, waste management, and smart mobility as part of the comprehensive urban solutions. The project is also seen as the Economic Access Corridor to the Client owned and operated Karanja port.

This project is envisioned to be spread over 1,000 acres across 4 distinct sites and is linked to the Karanja Port, the Jawaharlal Nehru Port (India’s largest cargo handling port) and the proposed Navi Mumbai Aerospace Park (India’s largest air freight terminal) with a dedicated elevated road link, making sure that the project gets the best connectivity to the rest of the world. Downstream opportunities include development of the concept, the detailed Masterplan, followed by Phase 0 and Phase 1 buildings, and infrastructure.