SMEC recently held a workshop with the client and key stakeholders from the Darshana - Mujibnagar- Meherpur Railway Project (DMMRP) where the team unveiled their detailed design proposals. Appointed to the DMMRP in 2020, SMEC along with our sister company and delivery partner ACE Consultants has also completed feasibility and alignment studies for the project. The current alignment proposes three river crossings, traversing the Mathabhanga river twice and the Bhairab river once.

SMEC’s Oil & Gas design team, based in Pakistan has been engaged to deliver Front End Engineering Design (FEED) of a 270-kilometre long, 26-inch diameter multi-liquid fuel pipeline running from Accra, Ghana’s capital, to Kumasi, a large city in the Ashanti region.

A new 52 mega volt amps (MVA) primary substation and associated interconnecting circuits has been handed over to the Electricity Company of Ghana. Located at the University of Ghana Medical Centre (UGMC) the Millennium Development Authority recently held an inauguration attended by senior dignitaries including the Ghana Deputy Minister for Energy, Mohammed Amin Adam.

SMEC South Africa has once again received top honours at the 2022 PMR.africa Excellence Awards, having placed first overall in both the Golden Arrow Civil Consulting Engineers and Structural Consulting Engineers categories for companies with more than 400 employees.

The Pandoh bypass to Takoli will provide all-weather connectivity to one of India’s most-favoured tourist destinations, Manali. It will become the largest cross-sectional tunnels in the region and reduce travel time from Mandi to Manali by 90 minutes. The project includes the construction of 10 tunnels, 1 elevated viaduct, 3 major bridges and 10 minor bridges.

SMEC recently participated as one of the sponsors of the 37th Australia-Papua New Guinea Business Forum held in Brisbane, Australia on 23-25 May 2022 with the theme: “Papua New Guinea: Return to Its Future – A Climate for Change”. As it was in 2021, the event was held concurrently at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre and online, with a common speaking program.

SMEC has been engaged to review the design and propose any modifications required for three small hydropower plants in Sg Bengkoka Upper, Sg Bengkoka Lower and Sg Togohu in Kota Marudu, Sabah, Malaysia, totaling a capacity of 29.1 MW.

SMEC South Africa’s Roads and Highways team have been awarded a major contract from South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) for the upgrade of a portion of the National Route R521 – a heavily trafficked road in Polokwane which in some parts carries up to 23 000 vehicles per day. North of Polokwane, the road quietens down as it makes its way through the beautiful Limpopo Bushveld on the way to Alldays and Mapungubwe.

SMEC's team in Nepal is honoured to be appointed by the Government of Nepal, Department of Water Resources and Irrigation to deliver Contract Management and related consultancy works for the Sunkoshi Marin Diversion Multipurpose Project (SMDMP).

SMEC is now a corporate member of the International Association for Impact Assessment (IAIA), the leading global network on best practices in the use of impact assessment for informed decision-making regarding policies, programs, plans and projects. Impact assessment, simply defined as the process of identifying the future consequences of a current or proposed action, is a practical tool for helping meet today's needs without compromising the opportunities of future generations.