
PPI qualifies six new transport infrastructure projects
Feb, 19, 2020 Posted by Sylvia SchandertWeek 202009
Six new transport infrastructure assets were qualified this Wednesday (02/19), during the 12th Meeting of the Council of the Investment Partnerships Program (CPPI). In addition to the relicitation of BR-040, which had its qualification approved, the leasing of five port terminals will become part of the portfolio of the Ministry of Infrastructure (MInfra). Minister Tarcísio Gomes de Freitas attended the meeting, chaired by Minister Paulo Guedes (Economy), which was attended by President Jair Bolsonaro. In total, 22 new initiatives by the Government of Brazil were qualified.
The BR-040 highway, which connects Brasília / DF to Juiz de Fora / MG, has a total length of 941.7 km. The estimated investment is R$ 7.4 billion and the auction should take place in September 2021. The leases involve the following port terminals: Aratu-Candeias / BA (ATU18), dry bulk; Santana / AP (MCP02), handling and storage of vegetable dry bulk; Maceió / AL (MAC10), handling and storage of liquid-sulphuric acid bulk; Paranaguá / PR (PAR50), handling and storage of liquid-fuel bulk; and Vila do Conde / PA (VDC10), handling and storage of liquid bulk. Total investments are estimated at R$ 723.51 million.
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