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class infrastructure quickly and efficiently
is crucial to enabling the growth and competitiveness
of cities in the region where the provision
necessary infrastructure often lags demand due
to various constraints.
In this regard, Gamuda has been particularly
successful as a builder of well designed, constructed
and affordable infrastructure. Gamuda has been
instrumental in leading the development of a
range of privatized infrastructure projects
worth US$3billion ranging from urban highways
and flood mitigation to water treatment and
hydropower.
Highways
Through its relevant associates, Gamuda either
owns or maintains 230 km of urban and inter-city
highways in Malaysia and India. In Malaysia,
Gamuda, through the respective concession companies,
operates 30 year or longer, concessions for
the Shah Alam Expressway, Damansara Puchong
Highway as well as the Sprint Highway, which
are urban toll roads in the heart of the Klang
Valley’s most dynamic economic corridor.
For the SMART tunnel in Kuala Lumpur, the group
has a 40 year concession to operate and maintain
the highway and storm-water tunnel for the Malaysian
Government.
In India, Gamuda maintains 130km of highways
in West Bengal under a 15 year finance, construct
and maintain annuity payment concession with
the National Highway Authority of India.
Water supply
Through its associate company SPLASH, Gamuda
is one of the largest privatized water suppliers
in the region with a total daily capacity of
2 billion liters per day.
Hydropower
Gamuda is the lead shareholder in the 450MW
Nam Theun 1 hydropower project located in central
Laos, which would supply 2,000 GWh of hydroelectric
power to the Electricity Generating Authority
of Thailand. The project is under the auspices
of an inter-government agreement for Thailand
to purchase 3,300 MW of power from Laos bringing
much needed development to Laos while providing
Thailand and Laos with clean, renewable electric
power.
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