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INFRASTRUCTURE<br />
AIRPORT REVAmP<br />
<strong>New</strong> <strong>Caledonia</strong>’s international airport, Tontouta, is undergoing a<br />
major upgrade at an estimated cost of €80.8 million (61% financed<br />
by the <strong>New</strong> <strong>Caledonia</strong> Chamber of Commerce and Industry, which<br />
runs the airport; 15% by the French Government; and 24% by the<br />
<strong>New</strong> <strong>Caledonia</strong> Government).<br />
The redevelopment is in response to anticipated future demand<br />
as well as increased traffic to date: in 2007, more than 440,000<br />
passengers transited through the airport, an increase of 21% over<br />
2000. Passenger numbers have doubled since the terminal was built<br />
20 years ago, mainly through local demand, but visitors will also<br />
appreciate the new facilities.<br />
The revamp, a key element in <strong>New</strong> <strong>Caledonia</strong>’s economic<br />
development, will double the size of the airport to 21,700 square<br />
metres—2480 of which will be allocated to businesses and<br />
services. The new airport will be able to handle up to four aircraft<br />
simultaneously. It incorporates a new building to house freight<br />
activity as well as increased car parking and covered extendable<br />
gangways to enhance passenger comfort.<br />
The project is progressing well, with the new departure area and<br />
freight section expected to be ready by the end of 2010.<br />
All this is good news for Aircalin, <strong>New</strong> <strong>Caledonia</strong>’s international<br />
carrier, which flies to 10 international destinations including<br />
Australia and France, the latter via Japan or South Korea.<br />
‘The airport is the first and last impression a visitor has of a<br />
country, and the new-look Tontouta will combine efficiency with<br />
an attractive Melanesian-inspired design,’ says CEO Jean-Michel<br />
Masson. Aircalin resisted the temptation to downsize its schedule<br />
during the global downturn, and is working on commercial<br />
agreements with other airlines to provide connections to more than<br />
100 destinations.<br />
GOOD ROADS<br />
<strong>New</strong> <strong>Caledonia</strong>’s roads are statistically no safer than the rest of the<br />
South Pacific region, despite the fact that the 5622 km network is<br />
almost entirely sealed and generally well-maintained.<br />
POWER STATION<br />
Enercal, generator of most of <strong>New</strong> <strong>Caledonia</strong>’s electricity, is the<br />
main partner in a project to construct a 100-megawatt coal-fired<br />
power station at Prony, close to the new Goro nickel-processing<br />
plant in the south of the main Grand Terre Island. Prony<br />
Energies is expected to provide up to 70% of Goro’s total power<br />
requirements.<br />
new jetties and berths are being ConstruCted as part of a major<br />
upgrade of new <strong>Caledonia</strong>’s main port of noumea.
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