SB and delegates from KeTTHA, ST and TNB were recently invited to join a technical visit to a coal mine and terminal in Australia, held from 14-18 August 2017 and organised by TNB Fuel Services Sdn Bhd. The Secretary General of KeTTHA, YBhg. Dato’ Seri Ir. Dr. Zaini bin Ujang was also part of the entourage. SB was represented by Puan Akmarhayu Abd Rahim, the General Manager of Contract & Resource Management.
The objectives of this visit are to explore on the coal mining management, coal operation and coal delivery to Malaysia, to obtain latest development of coal industry and to explore and understand coal issues.
Australia was selected for the visit as it is one of the largest coal exporters with potential reserves of up to 110 years1 . The delegates visited the Moolarben Coal Mine Complex and Newcastle Coal Infrastructure Group Terminal, owned by Yancoal Australia Ltd. The company is the sixth largest coal supplier in Australia and the ninth largest in the world based on the available coal reserves.
