TÜV SÜD to sharpen focus in power and chemical, oil & gas (COG) sectors in Gujarat

Mumbai/Ahmedabad, 08 January 2015: This year’s edition of the Vibrant Gujarat summit will witness participation from global consultancy, testing, and certification expert, TÜV SÜD. Sector experts at the company opine that Gujarat has immense scope of growth in power (renewable and conventional) and chemical, oil and gas sectors.  At the summit, TÜV SÜD will showcase their wide range of services in the two sectors. The company has already carried out some Due diligence, Project management consultancy (PMC) and performance assessment project in Gujarat in relation to solar, wind and conventional power plant as well as inspection and quality assurance in pipeline and Oil & Gas sector ( both during construction and operation).

Speaking about their participation in Vibrant Gujarat, Mr. Bratin Roy, VP, Industry Services, TÜV SÜD South Asia said, “With the rapid pace of development in Gujarat, the power needs of the state are set to grow exponentially. The story of Gujarat is that of remarkable transformation from being power deficient, a decade ago, to now being a state having a surplus and vibrant energy sector. During the 2005-2013 period, Gujarat attracted over 17% of all new investments made in the power sector, which is the highest among all Indian states. We look forward to expanding our presence in both conventional as well as renewable power sector in the state through our wide array of services. Similarly, in chemical, oil and gas sector, the investor friendly policies in the state like compliance solutions for reliable production, upstream, downstream and midstream installations, provide us with the right playground for our services. These are exciting times for the state of Gujarat and we are committed to partner this change as Gujarat prepares to take the big leap towards development in a sustainable form.”

The company boasts of a large number of completed projects in Gujarat:

Conventional power

• Essar Power
  • ‘Energy Efficiency Audit’ for 515 MW Gas based Power Plant at Hazira
• Doosan Engineering & Construction
  • ‘Performance  Guarantee Test’ for selected units at Tata Mundra Plant, Gujarat,India

Wind

• CLP India Wind Farms
  • Owner’s Engineer/ Technical due diligence for 50.4 MW project at Mahidad
• Clean Wind Power Pvt. Ltd. (Hero Group)
  • Third Party Inspection for Tower, Blade & Nacelle for 38 MW project at Ahmedabad
• Mytrah Energy India Pvt. Ltd
  • Field quality assurance for 37.8 MW project at Jamanwada
• Vestas Wind Technology India Pvt. Ltd
  • Safety Engineers for 30 MW project at Charbara
• Beta Wind Farm Pvt. Ltd
  • Field quality assurance for 25.2 MW project at Jamanwada

Solar

• Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu India Pvt. Ltd and International Finance Corporation (IFC)
  • Technical Advisory Services – Solar Cities – Roof Top Projects at Surat, Baroda, Rajkot, Mehsana and Bhavnagar
• Enfinity Solar Solutions Pvt. Ltd
  • Quality Assurance Services for 15 MW Grid Interactive Solar Power Plant at Charanka Solar Park, Patan
• Allianz Climate Solutions GmBH
  • Technical Due Diligence of 10 MW Grid Interactive Solar Power Plant at Meravadar Village, Rajkot
• Allianz Climate Solutions GmBH
  • Preliminary Due Diligence of 20 MW Grid Interactive Solar Power Project at Rajkot
• Enerparc Energy Private Limited
  • Factory Audit of PV Module manufacturing facilities at Surat

 Chemical, Oil and Gas

• Sabarmati Gas limited
  • Third party inspection for quality surveillance of MDPE pipeline, PNG domestic work, commercial & industrial connections, steel pipeline, construction of CNG station & outstation inspection jobs
• Oil & Natural Gas Corporation limited
  • Third party inspection services for Pipeline replacement project for Ahmedabad asset
• Lanxess India Pvt Ltd
  • Inspection of all steam pipelines at Nagda Plant site
• Linde Engineering India Pvt Ltd, Vadodara
  • Field Quality Assurance & Quality control at ISRO Mahindragiri site.

TÜV SÜD is also active in the real estate and infrastructure sectors in Gujarat. Some of their key projects in the state include project management consultancy for Ahmedabad BRTS and design review and third party inspection services for the water infra irrigation project for diversion of excess floodwater from Narmada river to drought prone villages.

Owing to the increased demand for testing, inspection and certification services, TÜV SÜD has witnessed unprecedented growth in the recent years.