ALUPAR PERÚ WAS AWARDED FIVE ELECTRICAL PROJECTS WITH AN ESTIMATED INVESTMENT OF US$ 441 MILLION
Lima, August 29, 2024.- At a public event, the Private Investment Promotion Agency - PROINVERSIÓN awarded the company Alupar Perú S.A.C. five electrical transmission and substation projects that will benefit 4 million inhabitants in Lima, Ica and Ayacucho, with an estimated investment of US$ 441 million.
These five electrical projects, grouped in Group 2, include the “500 kV Transmission Line Chilca CTM-Carabayllo - Third Circuit” (Lima); “New 500/220 kV Bicentennial Substation” (Lima); “Reconfiguration of the 220 kV Chavarría — Santa Rosa — Carapongo Link” (Lima); “New Muyurina 220 kV Substation, New Ayacucho Substation, 220 kV Muyurina-Ayacucho T.L.” (Ayacucho); and “Expansion of the Supply Capacity of the Ica Electrical System (ITC Project)” (Ica).
The implementation of the projects will strengthen the supply of electrical energy, as well as provide greater reliability and transmission capacity for the benefit of industrial, commercial and service activities in Lima, Ica and Ayacucho.
They will be executed through the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) modality with a concession period of 30 years of commercial operation, plus the time necessary for the construction of each of the five electrical projects. The successful bidder will be responsible for the design, financing, construction, operation and maintenance of the project for the concession period counted from the signing of the contract.
These five units of Group 2 are part of the package of 18 electrical projects that the Ministry of Energy and Mines (MINEM) commissioned to PROINVERSIÓN in February 2023 within the framework of the 2023 — 2032 Transmission Plan.
In June of this year, the agency awarded Group 1 of electric companies consisting of three electrical projects (US$ 329 million) for the benefit of 1 million people in Ica and Arequipa.
In addition, in October, Group 3, consisting of four electrical projects (US$ 134 million), will be awarded, which will benefit 2.3 million people in Lima, Arequipa, Apurimac and Puno.
For its part, Group 4, consisting of three projects (US$ 101 million), will be awarded in the fourth quarter of 2024 and will benefit more than 700,000 people from Ucayali (Padre Abad and Coronel Portillo), Junín (Chanchamayo) and Ancash (Huaylas and Huaraz).
Source: Press Release – PROINVERSIÓN