After declaring the interest of New Port Terminal of San Juan de Marcona, Located in Nazca, ProInversión highlighted the benefits of the project that seeks to boost the loading of minerals in the southern region, considering that its area of influence will be Ica, Ayacucho, Apurímac and Arequipa.
Approximately US$405 million will be invested for a port terminal that will potentially move 40 million tons annually, which would make Marcona “the public port that transports the most cargo in Peru,” according to Ernesto Guevara, project director of ProInversion.
It is worth remembering that Jinzhao Peru declared its interest in the project and, in the event that there is no third party seeking to execute it, ProInversión will award it directly to the Chinese capital firm in 2024 for a period of 30 years through a Public-Private Partnership ( APP).
“It is a greenfield project, not a modernization. There is nothing in the area,” he said. Guevara assured that the construction of phase 1 of the port of San Juan de Marcona would begin in 2025 and finish in 2029, and its operations would begin that year.
This first stage includes investments of 271 million and, subsequently, expansions will be made to the port to increase its capacities.
More ports on the PPP radar
José Salardi, executive director of ProInversión, indicated that the port award via PPP “turns Peru into a benchmark in the sector.” In total, US$3.5 billion were invested in eight port projects awarded under this mechanism.
“We consider that at least a dozen port projects, such as the ports of Chimbote, Ilo, Pucallpa and Eten (Chiclayo), may be concessioned in the coming years”he remarked.
Source: Larepublica
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