The Private Investment Promotion Agency (ProInversión) developed various socialization meetings in the town of Marcona (Ica) with municipal authorities, representatives of civil society and local interest groups of the city of Marcona (Ica) with the objective to inform and collect queries on the development of the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) project “New Port Terminal of San Juan de Marcona”, which contemplates a reference investment of US$405 million.
These meetings were led by the director of ProInversión Port Projects, Ernesto Guevara, who gave details of the project and answered the questions of the attendees, among whom were the district mayor, representatives of the Port Captaincy, the Chamber of Commerce , the hotel union, restaurants, merchants, artisanal fishermen, and local interest groups of the Marcona district.
Guevara emphasized that this new port project, whose infrastructure will be for public use, will seek to boost foreign trade in the south of the country, generating a favorable impact on the production of goods and services; as well as in the generation of employment for the benefit of the inhabitants of the area of influence.
“Basically we have exposed the scope and benefits of the “New Port Terminal of San Juan de Marcona” project, as well as the contractual framework, in order to highlight the differences and benefits that PPPs have compared to other investment modalities,” he said.
The head of the office of the National Port Authority in Marcona (APN), Luis Barragán, indicated that, as a specialized technical organization, they will develop and promote the port project in conjunction with ProInversión.
“We believe that it is a good starting point by convening all civil society and State institutions to report on the benefits of the port project that develops different technical aspects and, within them, are the socio-environmental aspects and contractual commitments,” projection.
For his part, the president of the Marcona Chamber of Commerce, Jorge Luis Falconi, welcomed the development of these socialization meetings, pointing out that the information offered by ProInversión specialists has been very useful to them, by establishing a different perspective than the one initially They knew about the San de Juan de Marcona port project.
“For us it is gratifying to hear, first of all, that there is a present State, with the intervention of several entities that participate in the preparation of all the phases of this port project, and that they managed to establish a contract that allows the concessionaire company to comply with various obligations. acquired,” he highlighted.
Puerto Marcona: How is it related to Pampa del Pongo?
Puerto Marcona is a self-financed private initiative (IPA), whose reference investment is US$405 million, it will be executed through the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) modality, with a concession period of 30 years.
Originally, the project was presented by the Chinese mining company Jinzhao Perú SA, a subsidiary of Jinzhao Mining, which will operate the Pampa del Pongo iron mine, also in Marcona.
The work was declared of interest last December and if no other bidder presents its interest to build the terminal until mid-March, it will be awarded directly to Jinzhao, as will probably happen due to its economic purpose. What if another bidder appears? We are going to contest until October 2024, and there the good pro is delivered.
Its award is scheduled for the first quarter of the year, and includes the design, financing, construction, operation and maintenance of a new port terminal for public use, specialized in providing storage and shipping services for iron and copper concentrates, as well as mining production inputs. The scope of influence of this project includes Ica, Apurímac and Arequipa.
Source: Larepublica
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