Asia Energy Corporation (Bangladesh) PTY LTD, Bangladesh

Rail Transportation Feasibility Study

As part of an overall feasibility study carried out to determine the feasibility and bankability of a proposed coal mine in Bangladesh, CANARAIL was awarded a mandate to study the technical and institutional issues related to transporting coal over existing rail lines from the mine to port and inland terminals. CANARAIL first determined rolling stock requirements over time based on projected mine production ramp-up, destinations, and train cycle times. Institutional issues relating to the entity that would operate the coal trains were also evaluated, and a preferred option was proposed. As prime objective of the study, a financial analysis integrated the capital and operating costs associated with two different coal transportation scenarios, and determined coal transportation costs per ton.