Phulbari Coalmine
Mining firm plans to import $300m machinery
Bdnews, Dhaka
UK-based Bangladeshi coal mining firm Asia Energy plans to import US$300 million worth of mining equipment for extracting coal from Phulbari coalmine, which will be the single largest ever machinery imports in Bangladesh, according to company sources. US-based Komatsu and Caterpillar might jointly get the order for supplying excavators, big trucks and other equipment to Asia Energy, the sources added. A four-member team led by Ralph MacMillan, general manager (Mining Department) of Komatsu Asia & Pacific Pte Ltd, Singapore, is currently visiting Bangladesh to meet with Asia Energy officials comprising Bill McIntosh, executive director of Asia Energy plc, and other Asia Energy (Bangladesh) Pte Ltd officials. The Komatsu team is also scheduled to meet Chairman of the Board of Investment (BoI) and Advisor to the Energy Ministry Mahmudur Rahman on Tuesday, the sources said. Both the suppliers will also be asked to make a major investment in Bangladesh through setting up a large workshop at Phulbari for maintenance of the equipment. According to the sources, over 100 technicians will have to be trained for the maintenance of the costly equipment.
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