Proinversión: La Libertad has PPP projects for more than US$700 million

The Private Investment Promotion Agency (Proinversión) reported that It has two important Public-Private Partnership (PPP) projects in its portfolio, for more than US$700 million, which aim to improve the quality of life of the population in La Libertad. These are the Trujillo WWTP, for US$368 million, and the Enlace Huánuco-Tocache-Celendín-Trujillo electric power transmission project for US$411 million.

In this sense, the executive director of Proinversión, José Salardi, met with the regional governor of La Libertad, Cesar Acuna, who promised to emphasize public-private investments such as PPPs, projects in assets and works for taxes. He recalled that in his management as provincial mayor of Trujillo he promoted, through the APP mechanism, the Trujillo terraport, and through works for taxes the bypass of the Mansiche oval (Trujillo).

For his part, the head of Proinversión offered the governor all the technical support and synergistic work to promote the main projects in the region. César Acuña thanked and welcomed the entity’s gesture of approaching the regions, and announced that he will use all of the S/127 million (which is capped at the Regional Government of La Libertad to execute projects through OxI) to improve infrastructure and health services.

Likewise, the regional authority commented that it will promote large initiatives that will require the support of Proinversión, which is why it is interested in holding promotional events together to attract global investors to the great opportunities offered by the department. And, finally, it requested support from the entity for the release and legal physical sanitation of the land for the Ciudad Satélite project, located in Coscomba, which will benefit 12,000 families and educational institutions from Freedom.

port of salaverry

The executive director of Proinversión inspected the completion of the modernization works of the Salaverry Port Terminal, operated by the concessionaire Salaverry Terminal Internacional (STI), a company that made substantial improvements with an investment of more than US$156 million. It invested in the modernization, rehabilitation and expansion of docks, as well as in permanent dredging, to receive larger draft ships; in a hydraulic mooring system (ShoreTension) to reduce days when the port is closed due to waves; among other.

The general manager of STI, Diego Cassinelli, indicated that thanks to the modernization, the number of days the port was closed was drastically reduced and today they receive ships of up to 45,000 tons and cruise shipswhich drive the growth of foreign trade and tourism in Freedom.

Terraport of Trujillo

Regarding the Trujillo land terminal, the director of Proinversión, José Salardi, commented that this important infrastructure is a model to be followed in other cities of the country under the modality of active projects and improve their land connectivity.

He Trujillo terraport it has a capacity to mobilize more than 30,000 passengers per day, it has a modern, wide and safe infrastructure, with an area of ​​63,000 square meters. It was created to provide the service of transporting people at the departmental, national and international level, it promotes formal and safe transport with high standards of service to users.

WWTP

Finally, the head of Proinversión verified the situational status of the Covicorti Wastewater Treatment Plant, which processes part of Trujillo’s sewage. It was verified that this plant —operated by Sedalib— has outdated infrastructure and equipment, which is why it needs to be modernized.

It is worth mentioning that Covicorti is one of the eight treatment plants in Trujillo that, together with the one in Chepén, make up the package called project WWTP Trujillo. The Trujillo WWTP initiative aims at the efficient and sustainable collection, treatment and final disposal of wastewater from the cities of Trujillo and Chepén, La Libertad Region; It will require an investment of approximately US$368 million and will benefit more than one million inhabitants.