2008 - 2009 - Pinsent Masons Water Yearbook 2012 - 2013

PERU
PART 2: COUNTRY ANALYSIS
Consorcio Agua Azul, which operates the Cono Norte (Río Chillón) concession saw profits fall by 77%
in 2005 to PEN2.85million (USD855,000) due to exchange rate losses and high interest costs. Sales
eased by 0.42% to PEN36.1million and operating profit fell 3.35% to PEN18.5million. Consorcio won a
27 year BOT concession in 2000 for Río Chillón, which supplies water to Sedapal. The contract may
be extended to 33 years at the concessionaire's request.
Private sector contracts awarded (Please see the relevant company entry for details)
Location Contract Company
Cono Norte 27 year water concession Aqua Azul
Tumbes 30 year water & sewerage concession Latin Aguas Concyssa
ProInversión, the state investment promotion agency is seeking bidders for a concession covering the
Sedam Huancayo water utility in central Junín department. Huancayo has some 400,000 people
serviced by 52,527 potable water connections and 50,722 sewerage connections. The concessionaire
would have to invest some USD100million over 30 years to maintain and expand potable water and
sewerage services.
Four bidders have pre-qualified for the concession of Peru's Piura and Paita basic service utility
(EPS). Bidders include Argentine-Peruvian consortium Latin Aguas-Concyssa, Concesionario de
Aguas de Piura (Colombia's Conalvias and Cuba's Técnica Hidráulica), Spanish-French consortium
Proactiva-Medio Ambiente, and Conhydra-Odinsa, from Colombia. The water utility requires a
USD130million investment, of which USD70million will be financed by a loan from the Japan Bank for
International Cooperation.
Private sector company operations (Please see the relevant company entry for details)
Company Parent company (country) Population served
Water Sewerage Total
Aqua Azul ACEA (Italy) 800,000 0 800,000
LA Conc Latin Aguas (Argentina) 180,000 80,000 180,000
Source:
WSP / Ministry of Housing, Construction and Sanitation (2008) Evaluation of Small-scale Providers
of Water Supply and Sanitation Services in Peru. World Bank, Lima, Peru
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Pinsent Masons Water Yearbook 2008-2009