#Overseas

Building a Foundation for Sustainable Urban and Regional Development

Indonesia is undertaking a national project to relocate its capital from Jakarta to eastern Kalimantan. By 2045, the new capital is expected to have a population of approximately 1.9 million. However, unless development in the new capital and its surrounding areas is properly coordinated, it may become difficult to achieve the initiative’s objectives of alleviating the excessive concentration of population and economic activity in Jakarta and promoting balanced national development. One of the central challenges of the capital relocation is determining how Nusantara can be developed in close coordination with its surrounding cities to create a new regional economy. PACIFIC CONSULTANTS is serving as the lead consulting firm for JICA’s technical cooperation project, the “Project for the Formulation of the Tri-City Development Plan for Indonesia’s New Capital Region.” We spoke with five members of Global Company involved in the project: Yasuo KANNAMI, Vice President of Global Company and General Manager of the International Project Management Dept.; Masato AKASHI, Tetsu MATSUDA, and Hidefumi TSUKAMOTO of the Urban and Transportation Sec., International Smart Planning Dept.; and Masahiro ABE of the International Projects Sec.

<Mongolia> Data Collection Survey on Promoting Energy Transition

Mongolia, a signatory to Paris Agreement adopted in 2015, has set long-term goal for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and is working to achieve it. However, given the country's abundant coal resources, it will be difficult to break away from its dependence on coal. JICA launched an Data Collection Survey Project in 2024 to determine what kind of assistance Japan could provide and to formulate guidelines. PACIFIC CONSULTANTS served as the prime partner of the joint venture responsible for the project, and Hironori KOBAYASHI of International Facilities Sec., Facility Engineering Dept., Transportation Infrastructure Div., worked on-site as an assistant to Project Manager.

<Pakistan, Punjab Province> Project for Improving Rural Road Network Maintenance Capacity

Punjab province, the most populous province in Pakistan, is said to have a total of 87,700 km of local roads within the province. However, maintenance was a major issue due to a lack of human resources and skills, as well as an underdeveloped database system. At the request of the Punjab provincial government, a JICA technical cooperation project was implemented, and PACIFIC CONSULTANTS participated as the prime company of a joint venture consisting of three companies. Shintaro Muto of Global Company International Infrastructure Development Department was appointed as Deputy Chief Engineer Consultant.