Battalions ask for coal

Military build a branch of Kyzyl-Kuragino for TEPK Ruslan Baisarov.
04.05.2018
Kommersant
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The Ministry of Defense can get a contract for the construction of the Elegest-Kyzyl-Kuragino railway (410 km), investments in which are estimated at 192.4 billion rubles. Last year, the railway troops completed the bypass of Ukraine with the length of 137 km by order of Russian Railways, and, according to Kommersant, this experience was deemed successful by the government. The Kyzyl-Kuragino branch is needed for exporting coal from the Elegest deposit in Tuva, the concession project is being implemented by the Tuvan Energy Industrial Corporation (TPPK) Ruslan Baisarov, the Leader MC and the Russian Railways. The profitability of the order for the Defense Ministry will be about 5%, experts believe.

The military is ready to begin construction of the Kyzyl-Kuragino railway in 2018, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on May 3. The branch should connect Khakassia and Tuva, it is supposed to be operated within the concession for the transportation of coal from the Elegest field. The complex project is led by the Tuva Energy Industrial Corporation Ruslan Baisarov, who raised 47.5% and 5%, respectively, for the construction of the road "Leader" and JSC Russian Railways (which will be received by the concessionaire of JSC "TEPK" Kyzyl-Kuragino "). The length of the branch should be 410 km, investment - 192.4 billion rubles., Of which 134.6 billion rubles. it is planned to attract at the expense of infrastructure bonds.

Sergei Shoigu said that the railway brigade of the Ministry of Defense is likely to be involved, his deputy Dmitry Bulgakov added that the "entire legislative base" has been prepared: the government order (on April 17 on the concession agreement), a meeting was held with the Ministry of Transport and JSC Russian Railways. "Ten battalions are ready to leave, all checked and prepared, including the 5th Brigade. After May 10, we will report to you the schedule of the release of battalions for the construction of the road, "he said (quoted by Interfax).

Reserves of the Elegest field - 855 million tons of coking coal, TPPK received a license in early 2013. The total investment in the project - a road, a dressing plant of 15 million tonnes per year and a port in Vanino of similar capacity - was estimated in 2017 at 346.6 billion rubles. The first deputy head of the TPPK Andrey Churin said in April that the commissioning of the railway, the mine, the first stage of the factory (6 million tons per year) and the port is planned for the third quarter of 2023.

According to "Kommersant", after the military in 2017 coped with the order of JSC Russian Railways for construction for 50 billion rubles. the railway bypassing Ukraine (Zhuravka-Millerovo, length 137 km), the government began to lean towards connecting the Ministry of Defense and the Kyzyl-Kuragino project. Sergei Shoigu, a native of Tuva, as early as 2014, proposed to extend this line to China (the idea was recently supported by the heads of Khakassia and Tuva). In addition, the Minister of Defense directed the archaeological expedition "Kyzyl-Kuragino" of the Russian Geographical Society (2011-2016). According to Kommersant's information, the Ministry of Defense also supported the connection of the agency to the road project, since its rapid implementation has a positive political potential.

The owner of the road, according to the terms of the concession, will be Russia (the endorsee is Roszheldor), but the concessionaire is responsible for financing and construction. When a contract can be concluded, it is unclear. In TPPK, the Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Transport did not respond to Kommersant, JSC Russian Railways refrained from commenting.

The head of Infoline Analytics, Mikhail Burmistrov, considers it reasonable to transfer the contract to Kyzyl-Kuragino units of the Defense Ministry, this will "enable the use of the freed personnel potential and equipment, provide additional control from the state for spending and reduce the risks associated with the selection of contractors." According to him, problems with the development of the budget and the timing of the implementation of the construction of a bypass of Ukraine as a whole turned out to be less than in the construction of BAM and Transsib. The choice of the Ministry of Defense as a contractor should not raise questions among buyers of infrastructure bonds, Mr. Burmistrov believes. In his estimation, the profitability of the contract will be less than 10%, "and with a correction for risks is good, if it turns out 4-5%."

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