Adani gets clearances for Australian coal project
The Dollar Business Bureau Adani looks forward to boosting its Carmichael Mine project in Australia as the company has received all environmental clearances and other necessary approvals, Harinder Sidhu, Australian high commissioner to India said. “The Adani investment proposal has now got the environmental approvals. It has everything it needs now. The way is now clear for Adani,” Sidhu said. In February, the Queensland state had approved Adani’s $16-billion coal mine project in the Galilee Basin. Referring to the proposed India-Australia Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA), Sidhu said, “Although the negotiations are at an advanced stage, it will not be feasible to commit to a timeline as to when it will be concluded because she is representing a care-taker government.” ...
Aus to expand ports to support projects like Adani
Source: PTI The Abbot Point port involves dredging 1.1 million cubic metres of spoil near the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, which will then be disposed off on land. Australia on Tuesday approved a controversial coal port expansion to support projects, like Indian mining giant Adani's $6.5 billion Carmichael mine in Central Queensland, despite opposition from green groups which claim it will impact the fragile Great Barrier Reef. The Abbot Point port involves dredging 1.1 million cubic metres of spoil near the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, which will then be disposed off on land. The approval lists a number of strict conditions that the project must fulfil before going ahead, including how and where the sediment can be moved. The ...
