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Can Kyzyl-Kuragino railway unlock 25 Mtpa of new Russian coking coal exports?
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Report summary
The Russian government approved the concession agreement to build Kyzyl-Kuragino railway in Southern Siberia. If the railway is built, it could unlock up to 25 Mtpa of new high-volatile coking coal exports from Russia by connecting the deposit to the main railway network. However, the project faces a number of challenges. In this insight, we examine these challenges and consider the possibility and the timing of new export coking coal flows from the Ulug-Khem coal basin in Tyva.
Table of contents
- Executive summary
- What are the new developments?
- What will this new railway provide?
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What are the challenges for the project?
- Funding
- Location
- Main railway network capacity
- What would the new rail mean for the seaborne metallurgical coal market?
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