Committed investments in the eight concessioned Peruvian ports, through the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) modality, amount to USD 3.456 billion, contributing to the modernization of the country’s port infrastructure and services, as well as to the strengthening of competitiveness and foreign trade, according to the Private Investment Promotion Agency (Proinversión), attached to the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF).
The executive director of Proinversión, Luis Del Carpio, highlighted that this figure has been a support for the growth of Peruvian exports, which between 2021 and 2024 multiplied, increasing from USD 7 billion to USD 74 billion.
The largest investments executed correspond to the Muelle Sur of the Port of Callao, the Terminal Norte Multipropósito of the Port of Callao and the Terminal Portuario de Matarani.
Likewise, the Terminal Portuario de Paita, the Terminal Portuario General San Martín de Pisco, the Terminal Portuario Multipropósito de Salaverry, the Terminal de Embarque de Concentrados de Minerales del Callao and the Terminal Portuario de Yurimaguas are part of the concessioned port network. The Nuevo Terminal Portuario San Juan de Marcona, which will require an estimated investment of USD 405 million, will soon be added to them.
According to Luis Del Carpio, the economic impact of port investments is significant and he stated that “for every 1% increase in investment in port PPPs, an impact of 1.64% on regional economic development is estimated.”
The head of the Agency specified that in the Northern Macro Region, exports could exceed USD 12 billion driven by new irrigation projects; in the Central Macro Region, they would reach USD 7.836 billion annually; in the Southern Macro Region, they would exceed USD 2.6 billion; and in the Eastern Macro Region, they would grow above USD 600 million.
