Reshaping the future: Developing campuses in India
The Shapoorji Pallonji group has been at the forefront of modernising the educational sector by lending its expertise to the construction of some of the most well-known institutions of India. Whether this involves developing the medical colleges in Jharkhand or the prominent names of IITs in India, the Shapoorji Pallonji group has time and again showcased their excellence in delivering quality results coupled with their years of experience.
Let’s find out about the Shapoorji Pallonji group’s projects centred around developing colleges in India:
IIM Kashipur
IIMs are our country’s most coveted educational institutions for pursuing a master’s in India. IIM Kashipur located in Kashipur offers an integrated institutional campus with student hostels, faculty housing, canteen and other ancillary infrastructure.
IIM Tiruchirappalli
The IIM Tiruchirappalli campus offers a world-class institutional campus comprising student hostels, canteen, recreational facilities and other ancillary buildings, with an integrated residential complex for faculty housing.
IIT Patna
IITs are considered the leading institutions for engineering and technology, and hence deserve only the best quality infrastructure. IIT Patna boasts of an integrated institutional campus with fully equipped academic facilities such as administrative buildings, departmental buildings, tutorial complexes, workshops, a food court, and other ancillary infrastructure.
Medical Colleges, Hazaribag, Jharkhand
The Medical College in Hazaribag, Jharkhand premises comprise an academic block, boys’ hostel, girls’ hostel, staff quarters, electric sub-station building, and other infrastructure works.
Dr. Kalam Agricultural College
Constructed in 2018, the Dr. Kalam Agricultural College in Kishanganj hosts an institutional campus with advanced agriculture laboratories, research centres, farmhouses, animal housing facilities, and storage units. The campus also hosts academic buildings, auditoriums, sports complexes, student hostels, a fully functional residential complex with faculty housing, convenience centres, a community hall, and a school.
While the quality of education plays the most important role when deciding upon an educational institution, the quality of the infrastructure of the campus also fosters a sense of trust and reassurance amongst the students and their parents.
Shapoorji Pallonji is a name synonymous with some of the most iconic constructions all around the world. With a strong presence worldwide for over 155 years, Shapoorji Pallonji has built megastructures and iconic landmarks that are a testament to Shapoorji Pallonji’s expertise.
Shapoorji Pallonji And Company Private Limited is a diversified organisation of about 15 major companies across six business segments. Shapoorji Pallonji’s focus has always been to design innovative and sustainable projects and surpass levels of engineering excellence. The organisation has a presence in over 40 counties and a dedicated workforce of over 40,000 employees.
Shapoorji forayed into Africa in 2009 and has built some of the most stunning projects in Africa since. Let us look at some projects undertaken by Shapoorji Pallonji in Africa:
Shapoorji Pallonji’s Afcons division executed the Cruize Mauritius Berth marine project in 10 months to maintain its record of consistently delivering projects on time.
Shapoorji Pallonji designed and constructed multi-storey residential buildings with 2000 homes for Assure Immo, a company owned by CNEP Bank in Algeria.
Built on a turnkey basis for Guinea Alumina Corporation S.A., the Bauxite Handling Facility in Guinea is one of the country’s largest and was completed in complete compliance with GAC standards, Equator Principles, the International Finance Corporation Performance Standards, and other regulatory requirements of the Guinean government.
2×35 MW Peat-fired Thermal Power Plant, Rwanda, 2021
Shapoorji Pallonji’s EPC division constructed a 70 mW Peat Fired Plant at Gisagara District in Rwanda which included Bubbling Bed boiler technology from Finland.
Oando Group from Nigeria handed Sterling and Wilson the project of setting up a power plant of 2×3.3 mW Gas Engines and 2×2.5 MW diesel Engines to provide power to the Governor’s office at Lagos.
Shapoorji Pallonji is a global leader with its wings operating in national and international markets. SP delivers end-to-end solutions. They have been developing iconic landmarks and mega structures.
Let us look at some of the Projects undertaken by the Shapoorji Pallonji group:
2×35 MW Peat-fired Thermal Power Plant Rwanda, 2021
This project was carried out in Gisagara – Rwanda. The 80 MW Peat Fired Power Plant was built under BOOT (Build, operate, own, and transfer). In total the installed capacity of this plant is 80 MW and out of that Shapoorji’s EPC team implemented 70 MW of Peat Fired Plant which included BFB (bubbling bed boiler) – Finland technology based on Turnkey.
To date, the biggest power plant project in Rwanda, making it effective to lower the fuel import and become 100% independent. Project completion – 2021
This complex was constructed keeping in mind providing competent and productive services to the public. A 35-storey complex with modern facilities spread over a 5,80,000 sq. ft area with a cost of 8500 million Rs. Mehewara Piyesa is the tallest and largest building owned by the Sri Lankan government. Project completion – 2019
Acting as a centre of excellence, the Royal Opera House has worldwide cultural engagement. Approx. 1,100 people can be accommodated in this house. This is a house of the cultural centre and Musical Arts; it has an inbuilt auditorium, landscaped gardens, concert theatre, luxury restaurants, and a car park. Completed in 2018
This residential construction has multipurpose retail, F&B space, two levels of basement car parking, community clinic, pharmacy on the ground level, swimming pools, overhead and underground water tanks, elevators, etc along with spacious 84 apartments – studios apartments to 2-bed units through six levels. Completed in 2021
A normal bus stand changed its way to becoming a Multi-level car park + commercial complex. Change in design, construction, procurement, and comprehensive engineering was involved. It is built on a 60,064 sqm area with a capacity to accommodate 80 buses in their said terminals, 177 two-wheelers, 1312 cars, a taxi stand, and 239 commercial shops. There are open landscaped food courts and restaurants, water facilities, a chiller plant room, elevators, an air-conditioned ticket booking office along with various other amenities. The overall commercial cost was Rs 213.08 cr. Completed in 2021
Green peak adventure resort is a 5-star project which is developed on a 73,367 sqm area in Jebel Akhdar (Oman). This resort has 52 independent (4-star) standard villas with a housing building having 45 hotel suites keys, an adventure area, and the main facility building. Budget – more than USD – 50 million. Completed 2021
With an investment of 15.2 million OMR, the City centre shopping mall was constructed with the idea to give its public a tailor-made mix of lifestyle services, retail stores, entertainment areas, and great dining experiences. A mall with a 177,605 sq. ft area that includes a 73,195 sq. ft Carrefour hypermarket with 50 select stores.
In 2017, Oman Shapoorji was awarded the “Sustainability Initiative of the Year” at Oman’s construction week award for their outstanding efforts for the “Sultan Qaboos Mosque” in Sohar. The biggest mosque in Muscat is spread across 416,000 m2. This mosque is a living example of how Islamic and Middle Eastern engineering styles can blend in Omani fusion along with modern architecture.
> Worshipper’s occupancy – 20,000 > Number of people who can fit inside – 8,000 > People In Courtyard – 12,000
The structure of Sultan Qaboos Mosque comprises the main prayer hall, multi-purpose hall, ladies prayer hall, VVIP rooms, library, Immam room, etc. Completed in 2016
As a symbol of aquatic life, this gallery is designed to look like a shell. It’s built on a 2.5 acres plot with 150,000 sqft of built-up area. This is a 5th generation top-class public aquarium that is home to around about 180 species of fish from around the world, belonging to different marine and aquatic ecosystems. This is far from physical experience along with information and education. This gallery includes a multi-storeyed viewing corridor, an interpretation centre, an underwater walkway, and a 5D theatre. Estimated cost – Rs. 250 cr. Completion year – 2021
An extension to Al Noor Hospital grounds that covered an additional space to accommodate a block that has 130 beds, a link bridge to the old hospital and to the central utility plant, VIP areas, special treatment rooms, rehabilitation unit, upgrade of the dialysis unit, pubic areas, etc. Completion year – 2021
