In 2005, the government released the Coal Infrastructure Program of Actions (CIPA) detailing approximately $4.2 billion worth of coal-related infrastructure.

In 2007, the Coal Infrastructure Taskforce audited progress on implementation of the program and identified the projects required to meet future global demand for coal transport (port and rail), water, energy, skills and social infrastructure.

Audit findings indicate that the value of committed and planned infrastructure under the program has increased from $4.2 billion in 2005 to $19.3 billion in 2008. This infrastructure includes:

• rail - $1 billion committed and $4.6 billion planned
• additional rollingstock - $2.1 billion
• ports -$2.5 billion committed and $7.2 billion planned
• water -$445 million
• energy - $1.3 billion
• skills - $25 million
• housing and planning - $31 million.

The Queensland Government’s commitment is approximately $15.6 billion, with the remaining commitments coming from private infrastructure providers and the coal industry.

Of the $19.3 billion, approximately $2.7 billion of projects have been completed with a further $3.4 billion committed. Key achievements under the CIPA include:

• expansion in capacity of the Abbot Point, Hay Point Services, Dalrymple Bay and RG Tanna coal terminals
• track upgrades across all of Queensland’s rail systems
• provision of additional rollingstock
• completion of the Moranbah Water Pipeline Projects
• establishment of the Mining Industry Skills Centre and the Queensland Minerals and Energy Academy
• provision of additional social housing in the Bowen Basin, Mackay/Whitsunday and Rockhampton/Livingstone Regions
• development of the Sustainable Futures Framework for Queensland Mining Towns
• publication of 2 editions of the Bowen Basin Population Report

The CIPA identifies an additional $13.1 billion in planned coal-related projects. Significant planned projects being progressed under the CIPA include:

• Goonyella to Abbot Point Expansion (GAPE) Project (previously known as the Northern Missing Link )
• Abbot Point Coal Terminal Stage 3 expansion to 50 million tonnes per annum
• Wiggins Island Coal Terminal at Gladstone
• Surat Basin Railway (previously known as the Southern Missing Link)
• Moura Link - Aldoga Rail Project
• investigations for the proposed Nathan and Connors River Dams .

Resources

Coal Infrastructure Program of Actions 2008 ( 1.6 MB)

Coal Transport System map ( 689 KB)

Coal Infrastructure Program of Actions 2005 ( 25 KB)