Río Siete-Huaquillas road PPP

Overview:

• Río Siete-Huaquillas road PPP
• Concesionaria del Sur (Consur) was awarded a 30 year concession to construct, operate, finance and maintain the Río Siete-Huaquillas road in Ecuador. 
• This was the second public-private partnership (PPP) and the first road PPP in the country.
•  The 95km road will have six lanes and border Peru. The road connects the Guayas and El Oro provinces.
• Ecuador's Law on Incentives for PPP and Foreign Investment took effect January 2016 and provided the regulatory framework for PPPs.

Rani Mehta - Journalist