Next July, the Ministry of Energy and Mines (Minem) will have ready the name of the company that will be in charge of the construction and operation of the first fertilizer plant in Marcona (Ica), intended to supply the local market with natural gas from Camisea.
During his presentation at the CIP-CDLIMA Chemical Engineering Chapter Week, Minister Oscar Vera assured that the investment planned for the project could reach US$1.5 billion.
“Probably, this year we will be starting our first fertilizer plant in Marcona, with an investment of between US$1,000 and US$1,500 million. We hope in July to announce which will be the first company to start with this,” Vera said.
The Marcona fertilizer plant responds to an even greater approach. Minem seeks to install a petrochemical complex in the south of the country that will be powered by natural gas from Camisea. The area indicated by Minem for the new plant is covered by the Contugás gas network.
To this end, Minister Vera reiterated that four Determined Geographic Zones (ZGD) are being managed as conducive to its implementation in Ica, Arequipa and Moquegua: Zone I-4 of Pisco; Saint John of Marcona; Lomas de Tarpuy, Contayani, San Andrés and Quebrada Verde; and Lomas de Ilo.
“We are in a definition process that we are going to show to investors. They will decide where to install the plants based on a series of factors important to them,” the minister stressed.
It should be noted that, with the publication of supreme decree 013-2023-EM, the Peruvian Government is encouraged and empowered to declare these petrochemical projects of national interest.
Source: Larepublica
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