SMEC, Acciona and Hunter H2O have recently been awarded the Design and Construct contract by City of Gold Coast to deliver the Coombabah Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) Stage 6 Upgrade on the Gold Coast, Australia.

Despite being the world’s second richest country in terms of inland water resources, Nepal still has enormous untapped potential for hydropower development, thanks to its many perennial rivers that flow down from the high Himalayan Mountains towards low-lying plains in the south and into India.

SMEC is proud to continue our partnership with Fotowatio Renewable Venture (FRV) in delivering Owner’s Engineering services on the Winton Solar Farm, located near Benalla in Victoria. This is the third project that SMEC will partner with FRV to deliver as Owner’s Engineer, having contributed to delivering 253 Megawatts of FRV’s total 429-megawatt portfolio. Once completed, the Winton Solar Farm will provide enough energy to supply around 50,000 homes and offset around 150,000 tonnes of CO2.

Following the successful delivery of the Palembang Light Rail Transit (LRT) system, the first of its kind in Indonesia, SMEC is pleased to continue partnering with Oriental Consultants Global (OCG) in carrying out supervision works for the Jabodebek LRT project, which when completed will become the first driverless LRT system in the country. Currently under construction, the system is planned to connect Jakarta city center with suburbs in the Greater Jakarta Metropolitan Region such as Bogor, Depok and Bekasi.

SMEC has strengthened its already significant infrastructure portfolio in South Asia, securing two major contracts in Bangladesh and India.

SMEC has been awarded the Project Verification role on the AUD 342 million Nowra Bridge project under a tripartite agreement with Transport for NSW and Fulton Hogan. Fulton Hogan is currently undertaking the design and construction of the new incrementally launched four-lane bridge over the Shoalhaven River. The project also includes upgraded intersections and additional lanes on the Princes Highway.

SMEC’s Ports, Urban and Geotechnical teams have been partnering with the Port of Brisbane (“the Port”) on a number of projects to assist with the management and enhancement of the Port’s assets.

Continuing our partnership with Enga Hydro Power Limited, SMEC has been appointed to deliver a feasibility study for the next phase of the approximately 18 MW Pilikambi Hydropower Project in Papua New Guinea. SMEC successfully delivered the pre-feasibility study for the project which identified its technical and financial viability, submitting the pre-feasibility study report in July 2019.

SMEC’s regional Africa team has been appointed to deliver a feasibility study and detailed design to rehabilitate the Nzove 1 Water Treatment Plant in Kigali City, Rwanda. The project will address the current shortage of clean water in Kigali by increasing the plant’s capacity from 40 megalitres per day to up to 65 megalitres per day.

SMEC has been appointed by the Roads and Highways Department in Dhaka, Bangladesh to provide engineering, procurement and construction management services on a key pedestrian tunnel that will connect the Airport Railway Station and Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Station to the passenger terminals of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka.