Korea?s Doosan eyeing coal railway project in S. Sumatra

South Korean-based company Doosan Engineering & Construction is interested in investing in double track railway construction in South Sumatra to transport coal, an official, The Jakarta Post reported.

?We have met Doosan. The company is interested in constructing a double track railway in South Sumatra,? Tundjung Inderawan, the Transportation Ministry?s Director General for Trains told reporters in Jakarta on Tuesday.

The railway track, Tundjung said, would be part of a distribution line for coal produced by state owned PT Tambang Batubara Bukit Asam (PTBA).

?There is no feasibility study yet as we are still discussing the plan,? he said.

Tundjung said the company was also looking for a local partner for the upcoming investment. He said that railway operator PT Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI) and state owned train maker PT Inka were the most probable partners for Doosan.

?I think it is okay to construct double track besides the existing track that belong to Kereta Api, because the Bukit Asam president director has told me that coal production will be increased as long as the railway transportation is available,? he said. (*)