The Intercontinental Eurasia-America Transport Link: Key Element of a World Transport System

1. The Intercontinental Eurasia-America Transport Link: Key Element of a World Transport System V.N.Razbegin

2. History of the Intercontinental Link Project

3. “… transport infrastructure is more than a mere economic task [for Russia]. Itssolutionhasadirecteffect… ontheintegrityofthecountryasawhole.” President Vladimir Putin, May 2004 “We need transportation access to the sparsely inhabited regions of the country and promising industrial zones. … In effect, this means developing the sparsely inhabited regions of the country.” President Putin, addressing the April 10, 2007 conference on Russia’s rail development strategy to the year 2030 “The Russian economy will … fully take up our historical mandate as the energy and transportation center of Eurasia.” First Deputy Premier Dmitri Medvedev, Jan. 2007 at the Davos World Economic Forum Why war? Why not a big project? Former Governor of Alaska Walter Hickel

4. Russia Government decisionson implementation of the project

6. Two-track, fully electrified, high-speed rail mainline Yakutsk-Zyryanka-Uelen-Fort Nelson (Canada), total length 6,000 km Electric power transmission line − up to 1500 Kv DC, 12,000-15,000 Mw capacity Fiber optics telecommunications lines Oil and gas pipelines The Intercontinental Link – a multimodal corridor

7. Single, interlinked global transportation network, with corridor for freight shipments between Eurasia and America. Accelerated global economic integration and development Development of northern regions of Russia, the USA, and Canada, with enormous natural resources becoming linked to world markets Positive impact on international political relations Global importance of the Intercontinental Link Project

8. The global transportation network The Intercontinental Link will shorten the trip from Asia to America by 14 days

9. The Intercontinental Link − missing element in the global transportation network Russia is the key link, connecting Asia and America 6000 km 3% of world rail freight in 2005 prices

10. The Intercontinental Link – over 3% of world rail freight shipments 89.6 182.0 148.9 165.4 Россия TOTAL238.5 - 2005347.4 - 2030million tons

11. Knitting together the rail networks of Eurasia and North America

12. The tunnel across the Bering Strait

13. Basic parameters of the railroad

14. Construction of electric power transmission line with capacity of 12,000 – 15,000 MW.Economies from integration of energy systems and electricity transmission are estimated at $20 billion annually. Construction of power stations exploiting tidal potentialPenzhinskaya 10.5 GWTungurskaya 5.3 GWCook Bay 9.4 GW Increased benefits from development of the Southern Yakutia Hydroelectric Complex The electric power component of the project

15. The Intercontinental Link − electric power generation and transmission

16. Required capital investment for the Project(IBSTRG estimates)

17. Economic efficiency

18. Increased geopolitical presence in the Asia-Pacific Region Improved position in world transportation services markets, as well as energy and industrial markets An important link in Russia’s own transportation network, linking Northeast Russia to international transportation corridors, thus bringing the country’s transportation potential to life Precondition for intensive economic development and population of Northeast Russia (year-round transportation access, reduced transport costs, competitive advantages for key manufacturing) Improved standards of living; new jobs; reversal of out-migration The Intercontinental Link as a national project – its importance for Russia

19. The Intercontinental Link, hydroelectric power, and raw materials deposits ПЭС в заливе Кука Каскад ГЭС на р. Вилюй Пенжинская ПЭС ГЭС ГЭС Southern Yakutsk Hydroelectric Complex Тугурская ПЭС