Yenisey Seaport

From Global Energy Monitor

Yenisey Seaport is a coal terminal on the Kara Sea in Krasnoyarsk Krai in the Russian Arctic.

Location

The map below shows the seaport's approximate planned location near Yenisey Bay, where the Yenisey River flows into the Arctic Sea.

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Background

The Yenisey Seaport coal terminal is being developed by Severnaya Zvezda, a subsidiary of AEON Corporation, as part of its plans to develop the Syradasaysky Coal Mine.[1] The company received environmental approval for the project in 2020.[2]

The proposed coal terminal is located near the village of Dikson in the Taimyr Dolgano-Nenets district of the Krasnoyarsk Territory. It is at the mouth of the Yenisei Gulf on the coast of the Kara Sea and is the northernmost port in Russia.[3]

In summer of 2021, Severnaya Zvezda began preparatory construction work on the coal terminal project, including a 60km road to connect the terminal to the Syradasayskoye coal field, as well as a 1.5 km dam to connect the coastal zone to the cargo berth. As of 2021, the terminal's construction was expected to commence in 2022, reaching 7 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) of capacity by 2026.[4][5] With the second phase of the terminal, capacity would increase up to 15 mtpa.[6]

However it appears that capacity plans were later revised in line with the mine's expansion plan. 2023 sources referred to capacity of the 1st phase of the project of 5 mtpa.[7][8]

In April 2023, the Glavgosexpertiza of Russia reported that it had issued a positive conclusion on the creation of a water area for receiving and servicing cargo ships and icebreakers in Taimyr.[3] As per media reports in April 2023, construction was in active phase and the company planned to be able to ship about 1 million tonnes of coal by the end of the year.[7]

As of September 2023, the first phase of the project was in active construction, with planned completion in 2024.[3]

Project Details

  • Owner: Severnaya Zvezda LLC
  • Parent: AEON Corporation
  • Location: Yenisey Bay, near the village of Dikson, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia
  • Status: Construction
  • Coal Capacity (million tonnes per annum): 5
  • Start Year: 2024
  • Type: Exports
  • Source of Coal: Syradasaysky Coal Mine

Project Expansion Details

  • Status: Proposed
  • Coal Capacity (million tonnes per annum): 5
  • Start Year:

Articles and Resources

Sources

  1. Компания «Северная звезда», Arctic Energy, Accessed November 2021
  2. «Северная звезда» получила одобрение экологической экспертизы на объекты Сырадасайского угольного месторождения, Port News, June 1, 2020
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 "На Таймыре намерены построить 1-ю очередь угольного морского терминала в 2024 г." neftegaz.ru/. September 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. Atle Staalesen, New coal terminal project underway in Arctic Russia, Radio Canada International, Aug. 30, 2021
  5. Компания «Северная звезда» приступила к первому этапу строительства морского порта «Енисей» на Таймыре, Енисейской Сибири, Aug. 31, 2021
  6. "Строительство грузового терминала на севере Красноярского края начнется в мае". /tass.ru/. April 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. 7.0 7.1 "Объем отгрузки угля с терминала «Енисей» в 2023 году составит 1 млн тонн". portnews.ru. April 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. "Новые терминалы в арктической зоне России". morvesti.ru. April 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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