The dynamism was concentrated in the concessionaire of Line 2 of the Lima and Callao Metro, which valued US$ 478.6 million, an amount 28.6% higher than in 2023; and the investments executed by the company Lima Airport Partners (LAP) in the new Jorge Chávez airport.

Investment in concessioned transport infrastructure in Peru reached US$ 1,083 million in 2024, consolidating an increase of 49.6% compared to the US$ 723.4 million recorded in 2023, the Supervisory Body for Investment in Public Transport Infrastructure (Ositran) reported today.

The dynamism was concentrated in the concessionaire of Line 2 of the Lima and Callao Metro, which valued US$ 478.6 million, an amount 28.6% higher than in 2023; and the investments executed by the company Lima Airport Partners (LAP) in the new Jorge Chávez airport, which amounted to US$ 342.7 million, multiplying by 14 times compared to the previous year.

In contrast, the highway sector experienced a 48.2% contraction in its investment, totaling US$ 42.6 million, while the port sector decreased by 22.5%, with an investment of US$ 165.9 million.

Investments in December

In the last month of 2024, investment in the concessioned transport infrastructures amounted to US$ 155.8 million, driven mainly by the US$ 126.6 million valued in the Metro Line 2 project, which included the acquisition of electromechanical equipment and the development of civil works in stations and ventilation shafts of Stages 1B and 2.

In the airport sector, investments worth US$ 19.4 million made by the concessionaire LAP were valued for rehabilitation   of the pavement on the platform of sectors G2 and H2, as well as the improvements of the expansion project of the new Terminal of the Jorge Chávez International Airport.

The First Airport Group invested US$ 466,026 in the execution of functional and structural evaluations of the airside pavements of the airports of Anda, Cajamarca, Chachapoyas, Chiclayo, Iquitos, Pisco, Piura, Pucallpa, Trujillo, Talara, Tarapoto and Tumbes.

In the port area, APM Terminals Callao, concessionaire of the North Multipurpose Terminal, executed US$ 2.2 million mainly in works of Stage 3A, as well as in the relocation of the pipe racks for liquid bulk and the new Sunat area.

The Salaverry Port Terminal concessionaire has promoted US$1.2 million in the advance of discretionary investment for the solid bulk storage area (anthracite park), and DP World Callao has invested US$75,797 in the expansion of the terminal buildings.

The Road Network recorded investments of US$ 5.5 million, highlighting US$ 2.6 million from the Road Network 5 concessionaire, in complementary works on overpasses at Kilometers 79 and 181; and the execution of US$ 1.9 million from the IIRSA Norte concessionaire, mainly, in accessory works in sectors 1 and 2 of Section 3: Corral Quemado- Rioja.

Accumulated investment

According to Ositran, since the start of the concessions, the accumulated investment in transport infrastructure reached US$ 12.3 million, equivalent to 61.67% of the total investment commitment of the concessionaires, which exceeds US$ 20,033 million.

Roads lead the investment growth with 90.74% (US$ 4.948 billion), followed by railway infrastructure and metro lines with 68.11% (US$ 4.099 billion). Port investment reaches 65.81% (US$ 2.268 billion) and airport investment 38.25% (US$ 1.038 billion).

It should be noted that, in November 2024, the investment commitment was updated.   with the entry of the Peripheral Ring Road, whose reference investment amount amounts to US$ 2.4 billion, and which to date has not yet registered progress.