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GHD Advisory has completed the first ever publicly available rehabilitation plan for a major coal export port terminal in Australia, a plan that is delivering significant value at least 30 years in advance of the terminal’s end of life.
The Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal (DBCT) near Mackay in Queensland is leased by DBCT Management under an arrangement with the Queensland Government. As part of this arrangement, DBCT Management may ultimately be required to rehabilitate the onshore and offshore infrastructure of the port terminal to its natural state and condition.
GHD Advisory has developed a comprehensive rehabilitation plan based on a rigorous technical framework outlining the specific decommissioning, demolition, disposal, remediation and rehabilitation tasks required for rehabilitating DBCT. Importantly, the rehabilitation plan has helped DBCT Management prepare an accurate and robust cost estimate for the work required.
“There’s a great opportunity here for port terminal owners and operators to start conversations with key stakeholders about obligations to rehabilitate or repurpose the infrastructure,” said Hiresh. “Our clients can use our rehabilitation plan and cost estimate planning framework to implement funding arrangements for asset rehabilitation and repurposing obligations. This can be done well in advance of such obligations arising, to mitigate asset-stranding risk and continue managing infrastructure to deliver enduring community and economic benefit. This could form an important part of the terminal's master planning and sustainability strategy.”
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