Strategic cooperation for smart and sustainable planned cities

Wilo Group involved in the megaprojects Nusantara and New Tashkent City

Dortmund. The Wilo Group will contribute products, systems and solutions to the construction of the planned cities of Nusantara in Indonesia and New Tashkent City in Uzbekistan. The governments of the two countries and the multinational technology group have defined their strategic cooperation in recently signed declarations of intent. In both large-scale projects, new cities are being developed as a result of global megatrends such as climate change and urbanisation.

“Smart cities and smart urban areas are being built around the world. For these cities to be well-planned, resource-efficient and liveable, we need networked, digital infrastructures”, explains Oliver Hermes, President & CEO of the Wilo Group. “We will make a significant contribution to this in Nusantara and New Tashkent City – and we are proud of this. Both megaprojects are outstanding examples of the development of smart, sustainable and therefore liveable urban areas.”

The current capital of the Asian island state of Indonesia, Jakarta, is slowly sinking into the sea. The main reason behind the sinking of the coastal city is that ground water is being pumped to supply the urban population with water. The Indonesian government has therefore decided to build a new capital city called Nusantara on the island of Borneo. With New Tashkent City, the Uzbek government is planning a new metropolis in the immediate vicinity of the original capital. The construction project is intended to relieve the heavily strained infrastructure of Uzbekistan’s largest city.

“Global megatrends will further exacerbate the challenges that Jakarta and Tashkent are already facing today”, continues Hermes. “These ambitious construction projects are therefore a logical response to developments that will shape our future.”