Overview
- Midagri announced the selection on December 24 following a competitive Government-to-Government process that evaluated proposals submitted on November 14.
- China was chosen over finalists from the United Kingdom, Spain, Portugal and South Korea after a technical committee’s review, with earlier interest also shown by Canada, Japan and the Netherlands.
- The award covers specialized technical assistance for execution and studies in Alto Piura components I, III and IV, and for strengthening the Poechos system.
- Signing a G2G contract requires a favorable prior opinion from the Finance Ministry on available budget capacity before negotiations can begin.
- Economy Minister Denisse Miralles has cautioned that limited fiscal space constrains new G2G commitments, leaving the contracting timeline uncertain.