Showing posts with label rail. Show all posts
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Friday, March 27, 2009

Arab fund Kaltim Port Rp 18 Trillion: Rail trains that will be used to haul coal.

VIVAnews - Investors from the Middle East will build infrastructure facilities in the coal transporter Kutai, East Kalimantan worth U.S. $ 1.5 billion or Rp 18 trillion.

Execution is carried out by the government Ras Al-Khaimah Emirate, one of the countries the United Arab Emirates federation with the Province of East Kalimantan on the sidelines of the World Islamic Economic Forum in Jakarta on Monday, 2 March 2009.

"The value of coal transportation infrastructure is one of the biggest contracts," said Minister of BUMN Sofyan Djalil.

According to him, investments worth U.S. $ 1.5 billion will be used to build a rail carrier of coal trains along the 200 kilometers, the port and industrial area by Kutai, East Kalimantan.

Head of Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) M Lutfi said investment railway development requires the value of U.S. $ 500 million. Next, will be added to U.S. $ 750 million - 1 billion. "Later that rail will be used to carry coal," said Lutfi.

Besides in Kalimantan, Ras al-Khaimah also working to open a smelting in South Sumatra. The location is in the foreland area of fire-fire. The process according to Lutfi, waiting for a decision to stay.

Monday, February 16, 2009

Kota Bangun and Loa Kulu Log In Rail Line

Kota Bangun and Loa Kulu, Kutai Kartanegara (Kukar), is one of the alternative route to the train journey Balikpapan. This is said Commissioner of PT Nuansa Group (NG) in the event presentation Susanto pre feasibility reports of development plans and the train Kaltim Kartanegara in Hotel Room Senyiur Samarinda, on Wednesday (11 / 6), yesterday.

Development plans and the train in East Kalimantan is the Indonesian government cooperation with the Government of East Kalimantan, especially Korea, or joint task force on Indonesia-Korea Energy & Infrastructure. The meeting was attended Sekprov Syaiful Teteng and representatives of district / city-se Kaltim.

Development along this train of approximately 350 - 500 kilometers, is estimated to cost as much USD 700 million or as much Rp 2 - 3 trillion. Plan to build Kalimantan coal port and railway terminal preliminary in East Kalimantan, the Indonesian government also involve a director Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI) and PT Cipta Group Feel Jakarta.

While Sekprov Kaltim Syaiful Teteng speech in order to expect the support and participation of related institutions membidangi this problem, it can help so that development plans and the train can run smoothly as expected.

"Do not MoU (tota understanding) is ultimately only as a slogan," said Teteng.

Development of this train, he added, not just new ideas. But it was as much santer year 1995/1996 ago.

"But alhamdulillah eventually be realized, East Kalimantan have a new means of transportation for coal that can be relied upon. Similarly with oil palm to the front and hopefully can carry passengers," he said..