Rafael Ugaz, executive director of the Private Investment Promotion Agency (Proinversión), reported that to date the agency maintains an investment portfolio of more than US$ 8,500 million, comprised of 46 Public Private Partnership (PPP) projects and Asset Projects.
During his presentation before Congress, Ugaz indicated that the sectors that cover the most projects are Transportation and Communications (US$3,682 million), Housing and Construction (US$1,330 million), Energy and Mines (US$1,151 million), and Production (US$1.3 billion). $750 million).
Thus, important interconnection projects are on the agenda, such as the Huancayo-Huancavelica Railway, the Peripheral Road Ring and Section IV of the Longitudinal Highway of the Sierra. Also the wastewater treatment plants of Puerto Maldonado, Huancayo, Chincha, Cajamarca and Cusco, among others, and the SIT-Gas, in addition to the Ancón Industrial Park.
The sectors of Education (US$ 641 million), Health (US$ 421 million), and Tourism (US$ 274 million) also stand out. In addition, EsSalud concentrates a portfolio of projects for US$ 280.
In this sense, he explained that Proinversión manages an optimized portfolio of 21 projects for more than US$ 2,000 million in maturity, as well as 23 projects for more than US$ 6,400 million already mature.
Proinversión celebrates 20 years
On the other hand, Ugaz Vallenas reported that in the last 20 years, since its creation, Proinversión has developed more than 94 projects under PPP, which have allowed the award of more than US$ 34,000 million in private investment.
“This has made it possible to channel investments in transportation, communications, energy, irrigation projects, hydrocarbons and health. There is a very interesting experience, with projects with very good unemployment and others that have been affected by the regulatory change”, he confirmed.
He highlighted, on this point, the country’s port development (which allowed exports to increase sixfold) and the increase in wastewater treatment plants, which in the last decade went from 15% to 100% in Lima and Callao, only through of APP. Finally, I highlight the case of the electricity sector, where more than US$ 3,500 million were invested without requiring resources from the State, to the point that today there are 30,000 kilometers of transmission lines.
“We have somehow managed to close this water and sanitation infrastructure gap for Lima and Callao. Now we have to reduce the gaps in other parts of Peru”, he said.
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