The Paraguayan Government announces the launching of infrastructure bidding projects for more than US$1 billion to be executed under the “Public Private Partnership (PPP)” (Law 5102/13) and “Turnkey” (Law 5074/13) regimes.

The National Economic Team (Equipo Económico Nacional or “EEN”) announced its plans to launch 6 projects beginning mid-2022 comprising:

1. Improvement and duplication of Route PY01 in approximately 108 km (estimated at USD 180 million, to be financed under the PPP law)
2. Improvement, duplication and operation of Route PY06 in approximately 60 km (estimated at USD 100 million, to be financed under the PPP law)
3. Light Train (tren de cercanías) connecting the cities of Asuncion and Ypacaraí (estimated at USD 320 million, to be financed under the PPP law)
4. Paraná-Paraguay Waterway for the opening and dredging of the Paraguay River in the sovereign section (Estimated value: US$110 million. Financing: Under PPP law).
5. Passenger ferry to link the capital, Asunción, across the Paraguay River to neighboring cities (Estimated value US$83 million. Financing: Under PPP law).
6. Improvement of the national electricity network (estimated at USD 300 million, to be financed under turnkey law 5074 and with sovereign guarantee according to law 6324/2019).

The projects for the improvement and duplication of Route PY01 (#1) and the improvement of the national electricity network (#6) are at a more advanced phase and tenders are expected to be launched during the first half of 2022. The projects for the improvement, duplication and operation of Route PY06 (#2), the Light Train (#3) and the Paraná-Paraguay Waterway (#4) are expected to be launched during the second half of 2022.

The EEN and Ministry of Finance are still reviewing the Ferry project   (#5), and expected tender date will be disclosed at a later date.