At 2:48 p.m. yesterday, he entered the virtual table of the Regional Government of Arequipa (GRA) another time bomb, activated by the eventual cancellation of the project contract Majes II. It is a letter signed by the Inland Energy company that proposes direct treatment. This procedure seeks to resolve the controversy caused “by the breach […]
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Óscar Urviola: “The negligence of the government of Arequipa we will all pay”
Oscar Urviola know the project by heart Majes Siguas II, about to fall and generate a millionaire arbitration to the Peruvian State. He was one of the TC magistrates who resolved his release in 2015 when Cusco prosecuted him. The ruling of the TC determined that there was water for Majes and Cusco. Urviola regrets […]
AFIN asks the State to solve the problem of the Majes Siguas II concession contract
Since Cobra, the concessionaire of the Majes Siguas II project, wrote a letter to Regional Government of Arequipa to start the process of expiration of the contract, various entities and business associations have spoken. The Association for the Promotion of National Infrastructure (AFIN) issued a statement stating that ending the megaproject contract would cause serious […]
Arequipa: Cobra clarifies that addendum 13 can still be signed
By: Elizabeth Huanca Urrutia Addendum 13 can still be signed if the Arequipa Regional Council (CRA) authorizes the Governor Kimmerlee Gutiérrez, the signature of the same, according to sources close to the Cobra concessionaire with whom this newspaper contacted. The version indicates that “addendum 13 can be signed at any time.” However, “everything depends on […]
Arequipa: signing of addendum 13 will prevent the end of Majes II
By: Elizabeth Huanca Urrutia The signing of addendum 13 of the Majes-Siguas II project would be the only option for the Regional Government of Arequipa (GRA) to avoid the expiration of the contract for the agro-energy mega-project. On January 10, Angostura Siguas, the concessionaire in charge of the Majes II works, sent a letter to […]
Majes Siguas II: Arequipa Regional Government will respond to Cobra’s letter within a week
The manager of Autodema, Arturo Arroyo, reported that within a maximum period of one week the regional governor of Arequipa, Kimmerlee Gutiérrez, will send a letter to the Cobra company, which on Tuesday terminated the Majes Siguas II contract, which would lead to future arbitrations. Arroyo said that the letter would clarify the alleged breaches […]
Arequipa: Majes Siguas II could still be saved from the expiration of the contract
By: Elizabeth Huanca and Elmer Mamani There is still a glimmer of hope for the Majes Siguas II project. The president of the Arequipa Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCIA), Luis Caballero, made contact with the representatives of the Angostura Siguas concessionaire. They told him that the Contract expiration process will last six months. If […]
Cobra would sue for damages of US $ 220 million when Majes Siguas II was locked
Following the decision of Angostura Siguas – belonging to the Cobra group – to terminate the concession contract for Majes Siguas II, the firm announced that the damages amount to US $ 220 million in the eleven years of the relationship, and they reserve the right to claim the payment of any obligation for the […]
Arequipa: counselor Silvio Arias hopes that Majes Siguas II contract does not expire
Aware of the letter that he sent last Monday Cobra, the concessionaire of Majes Siguas II project, to the Regional Government of Arequipa, the regional councilors were concerned about the situation that leaves the region without its most emblematic megaproject. The official letter issued by the concessionaire is to initiate the expiration of the Majes […]
Mayor of Arequipa considers that PCM should intervene in the Majes Siguas II case
The mayor of Arequipa, Omar Candia Aguilar, regretted that Cobra, the concessionaire of the Majes Siguas II project, decided to terminate the contract. The mayor hopes that the Presidency of the Council of Ministers (PCM) intervenes in the case, so that the concessionaire agrees to grant the extension of a term for the approval of […]