PROINVERSIÓN PREQUALIFIED 5 BIDDERS FOR THE TENDER OF 3 ELECTRICITY PROJECTS FOR US$ 329 MILLION
Lima, April 12, 2024.- The Private Investment Promotion Agency – PROINVERSIÓN prequalified 5 bidders for the concession tender of 3 electricity projects that will be awarded in the second quarter of 2024 and will benefit more than one million people in the regions of Ica and Arequipa.
The award will be made under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) modality and the concessionaire will have to invest around US$ 329 million in the three integral projects, that is, in the design, financing, construction, operation and maintenance of the initiative.
The winner will be the one who offers the lowest cost per total service, as established in the bidding terms. This modality of promoting private investment makes it possible to reduce the gap in electricity infrastructure in the country and ensure quality public services for the consumer.
The term of the concession is 30 years from the signing of the contract, until the completion of the construction and the operation and maintenance stage, respectively.
The bidders prequalified to submit economic offers in the tender for the Integral Projects of 3 electricity projects are Celeo Redes, S.L.U.; Cobra Instalaciones y Servicios S.A.; Interconexión Eléctrica S.A. E.S.P.; Alupar Perú S.A.C.; and the Consorcio OA (Concesiones Perú Holdings Transmisión I S.A.C. and Omega Perú Operación y Mantenimiento S.A.).
The Project Director of PROINVERSIÓN, Aníbal del Águila, explained that the increase in companies interested in Public-Private Partnership (PPP) processes is an indicator of greater confidence in the processes developed by PROINVERSIÓN and, also, in the medium and long-term investments made by entrepreneurs in Peru.
The three comprehensive electricity projects to be concessioned are:
- “Poroma Hub Nueva Substation (First Stage) and 500 kV Hub Poroma - Colectora Link, extensions and associated substations.”
- “San José Hub Nueva Substation – First Stage and 220 kV Hub San José Link – Repartición (Arequipa), extensions and associated substations (ITC Project).”
- “Marcona II Nueva Substation and 138 kV Marcona II - San Isidro (Bella Unión) - Pampa (Chala) Link, extensions and associated substations (ITC Project).”
In 2024, PROINVERSIÓN plans to award 15 electricity projects for US$ 941 million that will benefit nearly 8 million inhabitants of Ancash, Junín, Ucayali, Apurímac, Puno, Arequipa, Ayacucho, Ica and Lima.
Source: Press Release – PROINVERSIÓN