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MEC Infra

MEC Infra, a partnership between MEC and the Government of Ras Al Khaimah plan to invest US$1.2 billion by 2011 to develop the infrastructure to transport and export coal. To achieve the vision from mine to market MEC Infra secured the first Indonesian Government license to operate a private railway. The 130 km railway will run from the mine in Muara Wahau to the coastal port in Bengalon where a deep water port will be built with a 21 metre draft for direct conveyor loading to facilitate coal exports on cape size vessels.

In the long term though, MEC believes that infrastructure will do more than just connect mines to market. It will connect people to jobs and create opportunities so communities can attain their full growth potential. The first train full of coal is set to leave the mine on 11 November 2011.

Achievements - Railway
• MEC Infra has obtained Indonesia's first private railway license to develop a 130 km integrated freight corridor from the mine site (Muara Wahau) to the Port (Bengalon)
• The major engineering and land acquisition has been completed on this project and construction is planned to start by March 2010
• MEC Infra expects to commission the first cargo train in 2011
• The first phase of development is planning to handle 32 million MTPA capacity of coal, however key infrastructure is being developed for a double track railway, with the capacity to handle 70 million MTPA.

Achievements – Port

• To ensure safe and efficient handling of the coal mined, MEC Infra has obtained a port license to develop suitable facilities for the export of coal and import of other raw materials
• The port will be the region's first fully integrated facility to load vessels using automated conveying systems. Port development is concurrent with the development of mines and railway project
• MEC Infra has completed the Definitive Feasibility Study (DFS) and environmental studies with 100% of land acquisitions now being completed along with 65% of the access road