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Port of Indiga is a proposed deep-water, ice-free coal terminal which would be located in Cape Rumyanichny, in the Nenets Autonomous Okrug (NAO), Russia.

Location

The map below shows the location of Cape Rumanichny, the approximate location where the Port of Indiga would be built. The bay of Indiga, the original proposed site for the port, is located approximately 50 km to the east.

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Background

In 2019, Russian businessman Roman Trotsenko announced that design work had begun for a port on Russia's Arctic coast. The port would contain a coal terminal with a capacity of 30 million tonnes per annum (mtpa), along with oil and LNG terminals, a universal transhipment complex, and specialized berths. Initially, the port was planned to be located in Indiga Bay, near the town of Indiga. Construction was planned to begin in 2021, with 80 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) of capacity entering operation in 2025, potentially increasing to 120 mtpa by 2035. The Indiga seaport development project was being developed by the AEON Infrastructure Corporation. The total project cost was estimated at 300 billion rubles (approximately US$4.5 billion), with 2/3 of that amount going toward railroad construction.

In January 2021, AEON announced that it had selected Cape Rumyanichny for the site of the port, approximately 50 km west of Indiga Bay. At this time, construction was expected to begin in 2023. In September 2021, the construction start date was pushed back to the second half of 2024, which means the commercial operation date will likely be later than 2025. The postponement was associated with many difficulties, including permafrost, ice and bad weather conditions.

According to several media reports from July - August 2023, it would be possible to fast forward the project due to the special regime for transhipment projects, where the terminal will be able to begin transhipment from vessels in the summer, which will make delivery along the Northern Sea Route more profitable. The first phase of the project also envisages a terminal with capacity of 8.6 million tonnes per annum, mostly handling coal. Later on the overall capacity will increase to 80 million tonnes per annum. Although not mentioned, it was assumed that the target capacity for the coal terminal was still 30 mtpa.

As of April 2024, the project was said to be in-progress but with commissioning now pushed back to 2028. Construction reportedly started. While the coastal infrastructure is being built, transhipment is being carried out near Cape Rumyanichny, that is, reloading containers from ship to ship.

However, later reports from October 2024 stated that the Sosnogorsk-India railway which is part of the megaproject is temporarily on hold due to external circumstances.

Project Details

• Owner: AEON Infrastructure Corporation
• Parent: AEON Infrastructure Corporation
• Location: Cape Rumyanichny, Nenets Autonomous Okrug (NAO), Russia
• Proposed Coal Capacity: 8.6 Mtpa (Phase 1), 21.4 Mtpa (Further expansion)
• Status: Proposed
• Start Year: 2028
• Type: Exports
• Source of Coal:
• Project Cost: 300 billion rubles (approximately US$4.5 billion)
• Financing for expansion:

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