The numbers offered by Majes Siguas II sound good. The Regional Government of Arequipa and the Autonomous Authority of Majes (autodema) ratify that the mega-project will not only benefit the Mistiana region, but the entire southern macro-region. “There will be a lack of labor for the great demand that will be generated,” predicts the executive manager of Autodema, an entity of the GRA that is in charge of the project, Arturo Arroyo Ambía.
It is estimated that they will generate 106,000 direct jobs, 80,000 indirect jobs, and 8,000 for young professionals.. All of them would benefit both in the constructive execution and in the start-up.
However, the signing of Addendum 13, which was approved by the Regional Council of Arequipa on February 25, is pending. The request for reconsideration is under analysis to debate it again. If the request is rejected, the regional agreement will be elevated so that the GRA initiates the procedures of the rubric that they estimate 15 days.
The works were paralyzed 4 years from the formulation of the Addendum 13 that modifies the canal distribution system for closed pipes that will irrigate the 38,500 hectares. The promise of dealership, cobra, is to resume work in the next four months, if the addendum is signed. “What are investments, they will be generated immediately from the signing of the addendum and for the next 10 years,” informed Arroyo. For that period of time, he maintains, US$3.584 million will be spent.
The big figure is a sum of several investments. Arroyo said that US$ 654 million will be spent on hydraulic infrastructure; US$ 430 million for the purchase of 30,500 hectares; US$ 1.5 billion for agricultural and agro-industrial development; and US$ 950 million for the construction of the two hydroelectric plants. It should be specified that with the sale of plots the investment must be recovered.
The official maintains that along with these expenses, there will be annual income. cast as figures agro-export production of US$ 1.15 billion dollars each year and throughout the life of the project. While for the collection of water, income is estimated at US$ 35 million dollars per year and electric energy collection of US$ 159 million. In total US$ 1.34 billion each year.
But all this batch of millions would be conditional on the completion of the works that have not yet been resumed. Arroyo maintains that the construction stage would take 4 years to start Majes II. For this, the sale of the land is important.
He explains that exports grow 15% annually despite political instability. In agro-exports alone, he maintained that in 2021 US$ 7,000 million were generated. That the country is number one in the international sale of blueberries.
do things right
Is everything so good with Majes II? Former Deputy Agriculture Minister Huber Valdivia says there are many “ethereal opinions” about the benefits of Majes II. He points out that there is no serious study on the possible benefits. “Why don’t you talk about how much work the set-up (majes I infrastructure repair that Majes II will use) is going to generate.”
Valdivia pointed out that there is a lot of disorder. He gave the example that It is not clear where the new city of Majes will be developed, which will house the workers.. “If we criticize they look at us like the ugly ducklings, like an enemy and it is not like that. We want Majes to come out, but that they do things right, because fate can take its toll on us. There is commercial political pressure on this project”, he indicated.
Governor questions reconsideration
The regional governor (e) Kimmerlee Gutierrez Canahuire, He indicated that the request for reconsideration presented by the regional councilor Elmer Pinto would not proceed. He maintained that he only has 4 signatures that do not represent the third of votes that are needed.
“We have to see the development of Arequipa, if the addendum is not signed we will have many problems and not only because of Majes II but with other companies with which we have contracts for other works,” he said.
Source: Larepublica
Kingston is an accomplished author and journalist, known for his in-depth and engaging writing on sports. He currently works as a writer at 247 News Agency, where he has established himself as a respected voice in the sports industry.
