Enayam Port

Tamil Research Institute
RAPID TECHNO-ECONOMIC FEASIBILITY REPORT FOR
DEVELOPMENT OF COLACHEL PORT AT TAMILNADU
FINAL REPORT
A comprehensive study has been undertaken for container traffic forecasts. The detailed methodology followed
for container traffic forecast has been summarised below:
Methodology used for forecasting Colachel Container Traffic
Year 2025
Current
Year 2045
Year 2035
Total
Containers
traffic of India
Cargo Growth Estimates
Transshipped
container
cargo
Trans-shipment
(basis O/D
economics)
Converts to
gateway for
Colachel (basis
O/D economics)
% share in Primary
hinterland
X
x
x
Estimate %
share for
Colachel
% share for
Colachel
Estimate %
share for
Colachel
Total
Container
Traffic for
Colachel
(T/S +
Gateway)
Gateway
container
cargo
% share in
Secondary
hinterland
x
Estimate %
share for
Colachel
% share outside
hinterland
Coal traffic projections have been undertaken based on the detailed analysis of the region. The key steps in the
methodology for coal traffic forecast have been summarized below:
1. Power demand-supply gap for Tamil Nadu estimated by mapping all announced power plant plans and
projecting future power demand in the state
2. Feasibility of Enayam as a location, to cater to already planned power plants
3. Feasibility and timing for setting a new captive power plant for Enayam has been evaluated
In order to assess the POL traffic, the methodology followed focuses on the feasibility of Enayam for catering to
any planned petroleum refineries in the country.
6.2. TRAFFIC PROJECTIONS
6.2.1. Container traffic projections
Containers are expected to be the key traffic drivers for Enayam port. Enayam has been proposed with the aim
to capture traffic that today gets transported through Colombo and other trans-shipment hubs. This section
projects container traffic for Enayam. First, an overall view of India's container traffic flow is built and India's
container traffic is projected based on key traffic growth drivers. Then, hinterland for Enayam is identified; the
existing industries in the hinterland are studied and potential industrialization is explored. Finally, Enayam's share
of both trans-shipment and gateway traffic has been estimated.
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