By Sharen Kaur
sharen@nstp.com.my
Published in NST on December 3, 2012
SCOMI Engineering Bhd, which is bidding for several monorail projects in India, expects to deliver all the four-car train sets for the Mumbai monorail by June next year.
The group is manufacturing 15 sets of third generation four-car trains for the Mumbai monorail at its plant in Rawang, Selangor. It has so far delivered six sets.
"We have two more sets at the Rawang plant, ready for delivery. Between now and June next year, we hope to deliver the rest," said Scomi group chief operating officer of transport solutions, Kanesan Veluppillai.
Kanesan said the major accomplishment for Scomi for the Mumbai monorail was the successful testing of the four-car trains at 80kph, a feat that was never done before with its existing monorail cars.
"We are proud as these high-speed monorail cars were built and tested in Malaysia, dismantled, shipped to Mumbai and re-assembled. It reflects not only the ability of Scomi as a group but the people involved in the project," he said during a visit to the project site.
Kanesan said another accomplishment for Scomi was the successful integration of the car system, communication, signalling, electrical and civil system interface.
Scomi is not only building the trains but is also involved in designing the entire monorail system according to the client's specifications.
"Seeing the trains run on the tracks here (Mumbai) is a major milestone for us. This is a Malaysian-made product and today, we are recognised globally because of the technology we put behind in implementing the system," Kanesan said.
Scomi won the US$527 million (RM1.6 billion) monorail project in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region with its consortium partner Larsen & Toubro (L&T) Ltd, in November 2008. Scomi has a 49 per cent stake in the consortium with L&T holding the rest.
The Mumbai monorail is the first such project in India, which is planning new lines across the nation.
The project, which comprises Line 1 (8.9km) and Line 2 (10.7km), is being implemented on a build, operate and transfer basis (BOT) for at least 30 years.
Line 1 of the Mumbai monorail from Wadala to Chembur has been completed. It is expected to commence operation in February next year.
Line 2, from Wadala to Jacob Circle, will start operations a year later, Kanesan said.
Scomi's India unit, Urban Transit Pte Ltd, will be in charge of the operations and management of the full completion of the project for a duration of six years.
The group has about 100 personnel, including 15 who are Malaysians, trained in all aspects from operations control, depot and rolling stock maintenance, and OEM (original equipment manufacturer).
sharen@nstp.com.my
Published in NST on December 3, 2012
SCOMI Engineering Bhd, which is bidding for several monorail projects in India, expects to deliver all the four-car train sets for the Mumbai monorail by June next year.
The group is manufacturing 15 sets of third generation four-car trains for the Mumbai monorail at its plant in Rawang, Selangor. It has so far delivered six sets.
"We have two more sets at the Rawang plant, ready for delivery. Between now and June next year, we hope to deliver the rest," said Scomi group chief operating officer of transport solutions, Kanesan Veluppillai.
Kanesan said the major accomplishment for Scomi for the Mumbai monorail was the successful testing of the four-car trains at 80kph, a feat that was never done before with its existing monorail cars.
Kanesan said another accomplishment for Scomi was the successful integration of the car system, communication, signalling, electrical and civil system interface.
Scomi is not only building the trains but is also involved in designing the entire monorail system according to the client's specifications.
"Seeing the trains run on the tracks here (Mumbai) is a major milestone for us. This is a Malaysian-made product and today, we are recognised globally because of the technology we put behind in implementing the system," Kanesan said.
Scomi won the US$527 million (RM1.6 billion) monorail project in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region with its consortium partner Larsen & Toubro (L&T) Ltd, in November 2008. Scomi has a 49 per cent stake in the consortium with L&T holding the rest.
The Mumbai monorail is the first such project in India, which is planning new lines across the nation.
The project, which comprises Line 1 (8.9km) and Line 2 (10.7km), is being implemented on a build, operate and transfer basis (BOT) for at least 30 years.
Line 1 of the Mumbai monorail from Wadala to Chembur has been completed. It is expected to commence operation in February next year.
Line 2, from Wadala to Jacob Circle, will start operations a year later, Kanesan said.
Scomi's India unit, Urban Transit Pte Ltd, will be in charge of the operations and management of the full completion of the project for a duration of six years.
The group has about 100 personnel, including 15 who are Malaysians, trained in all aspects from operations control, depot and rolling stock maintenance, and OEM (original equipment manufacturer).
No comments:
Post a Comment