The chairman of the Supervisory Board for Infrastructure Investment in Public Transportation (Ositran), Juan Carlos Zevallos, said that currently there are 20 concession contracts signed that mean five billion dollars of investment commitments in infrastructure investment.

How do you analyze the development of infrastructure in the country?

"In the past few years, our country witnessed a major investment in infrastructure, both public and private sector.

If we refer only to the transport infrastructure, currently there are 20 concession contracts signed that mean five billion dollars of investment commitments. Already executed two billion dollars, ie 40%.

Over the next two years, is expected to invest another two billion dollars.

"These investments will impact in reducing the infrastructure gap?

"Exactly. According to the Peruvian Institute of Economy (IPE), the deficit in infrastructure in the country amounts to 14 billion dollars.

With these investment commitments ensure coverage almost half of that deficit only with private sector participation. The remainder would be covered by new concessions, convened by the State, as well as direct investment from the Government.

"These commitments, in addition, offer some support to deal with possible crisis?

"That's right. These investment commitments will be developed in the next 25 years. This means that if a crisis comes as we passed recently, these funds will not go because there is a commitment.

The primary endpoint for all this is realized is to respect and strengthen the institutional system of concessions, ie regulators have strong, independent, with sufficient autonomy.

In addition to these benefits, what are the benefits of concessions for the people?

"I think the main benefit of the concessions is to have at this moment, adequate infrastructure, we are confident the government could not develop in 25 years.

About all this new infrastructure is developed economic and social benefits for the surrounding population. For example, between communities and Acongate Urcos in section 2 of the Inter-Oceanic highway, we see people benefited through training in the provision of services, and in the production side we have the implementation of technology-intensive irrigation systems are found in only Coast.

This award is the model that we promote for the whole transport infrastructure and utility development in Peru. Companies seeking the participation and interaction with the community.

Data

"In the first quarter of 2010 will culminate the work of the Inter-Oceanic Highway North.

In late 2010, eventually the works for the Inter-Oceanic Highway South.

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