GIFT City Overview

Introduction

• GIFT City (Gujarat International Finance Tec-City) is designed as a smart city with state-of-the-art infrastructure.

Power Infrastructure

• Power reliability: 99.999% (annual outage of only 5.3 minutes).
• Power feed: 750 megawatt from 400kV lines.
• Substation: Gas Insulated Switchgear.
• Emergency requirement: 20% of total load from in-house gas-based power plant.
• Power distribution: Via utility trenches, using HD cables at 33kV.
• Compact substations to be placed at refuge floors of tall buildings for connectivity and minimized distribution losses.

Cooling System

• GIFT will feature India's first citywide District Cooling System (DCS).
• Highly energy-efficient for city air-conditioning.
• Cooling demand met using decentralized modular DCS.
• Chilled water produced at 4.5 degrees Celsius, distributed via pre-insulated pipes to energy transfer stations.
• BTU metering at energy transfer stations to measure water consumption.
• Thermal storage system charged at night (10 PM to 6 AM) for better demand management.

Water Management

• Entire water requirement sourced from Narmada Canal via a raw water pumping station (11 km away).
• Master reservoir stores up to 15 days of water supply.
• Tertiary treatment for 100% wastewater and HVAC blowdown for reuse in flushing and horticulture.

Waste Management

• Automated waste collection and segregation system for efficient waste handling.
• Waste conveyed via gravity chutes to temporary storage, then to central waste handling facility.
• Recyclable waste directed to recycling vendors; non-recyclable waste to landfill or waste-to-energy plants.

Transportation System

• Multi-level parking facilities for private vehicles, and access to public transport (metro, BRTS) with shaded walkways.
• Main arterial roads designed for signal-free vehicle movement with intuitive signage and great separators.

Utility Management

• Utility service corridor for monitoring and managing the city's utility network.
• Trenches (7.6m x 6.2m) divided into wet and dry sections for utilities, with maintenance vehicle corridor.
• Sensor-based instrumentation coordinated with a centralized city command and control center for real-time fault reporting.

Intelligent Building Management

• Implementation of advanced Intelligent Building Management Systems (IBMS) and Intelligent Infrastructure Management Systems (IIMS).
• Features include energy management, water monitoring, safety & security systems, and facility management.

ICT Infrastructure

• Information and Communication Technology (ICT) set to deliver competitive advantages.
• Infrastructure includes:
  • 24/7 high-speed connectivity across campus.
  • Pervasive Wi-Fi for mobility.
  • Tier 3 data centers for high uptime.
  • Cloud computing and financial extranets for organizations.
• Overall, GIFT City is positioned as an international financial hub in the making.