In El Salvador, the Autonomous Executive Port Commission announced that in 2022 it will determine the management model for the Pacific Airport and in 2023 it will begin construction.
Currently, the Feasibility Study is being developed by the International Consortium PEYCON - ALBEN 4000.
In El Salvador, the contract for the financing, design, construction and operation of the San Oscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez International Airport Cargo Terminal is tendered under the Public-Private Partnership format.
The project contemplates two phases of development: Phase 1 consists of financing, design, expansion, construction, equipment, improvement of maintenance and operation of the existing Cargo Terminal.
Authorities at the CEPA in El Salvador announced that in October they plan to publish, once again, the tender to grant the operation of the port terminal in concession.
In September 2017, here at CentralAmericaData we published: "Almost nine years after its inauguration, Puerto La Union in El Salvador is still not operating to its full capacity, and two years have now passed without a private company managing to take over its operation."
In order for Pacific Energy to start building the natural gas plant at Acajutla port, El Salvador, the Congress must approve a concession law designed specifically for that project.
The concession granted to Energía del Pacifico (EDP) to supply 355 MW of energy generated from natural gas must first have its own concession law, which must be approved by the Legislative Assembly.
Changes in the legal framework of the concession granted to Pacific Energy to supply 355 MW to be generated with natural gas, have forced a postponement of its entry into operation until at least 2021.
The Superintendency of Electricity has authorized an extension for the company Pacific Energy to start supplying power two years later than originally planned, according to the concession that was granted after winning the tender to supply 355 MW of energy based on natural gas, in 2013. See: "El Salvador: $1 billion Gas Plant Announced"
The ACP has approved the documents to tender in ten days a concession to one of the prequalified companies; PSA International Ltd, Terminal Link, Terminal Investments Limited and APM Terminals.
From a statement issued by the Panama Canal Authority:
The Salvadoran government has ruled out making another tender to grant the operation of the terminal and is preparing a bill so that it can be granted under the form of a lease.
The mistakes made when trying to put out to tender, repeatedly, the operation of Puerto La Union will not be repeated again, as now a proposal has been made to change the format under which the terminal operates from a concession to a lease arrangement The Salvadoran government insists on finding a way for La Union to be operational, even thoughthere is not enough maritime traffic to be served by this terminal and the one in Acajutla.
Elmundo.sv reports that "...The Technical and Planning secretary of the Presidency, Roberto Lorenzana said that the Executive Branch will promote to the Legislature the Port Services Act which allows for operation of this terminal to be granted under a lease format.The official recalled that investors who initially showed interest in the project were not attracted to the idea of a concession of this port governed by the Law on Concessions, which establishes certain conditions and the payment of an initial fee and a defined cargo quota in a port with a minimum cargo handling and which is located in an 'inappropriate' place. "
In this regard, the executive director of Coexport, Silvia Cuellar,"... said although offering facilities will probably help attract investors, they are concerned that the discussion of what to do with the port is advancing slowly, while other terminals such as Puerto Cortes in Honduras and Puerto Santo Tomas de Castilla in Guatemala are undertaking improvement projects to attract more cargo to their facilities. "
Radio frequencies will be awarded taking into consideration not only economic proposals but also communicational proposals.
Amendments to the Telecommunications Act were passed by the Legislative Assembly with the consensus of all sectors involved, according to an article in Elsalvador.com.
Government control over the allocation of concessions and the lack of antitrust rules have set alarm bells ringing for companies in the sector.
The Legislature will have only the three months granted by the Constitutional Court, from now, in order to make amendments to the Law on Telecommunications (LT).
The municipality of Ilopango in El Salvador wishes to grant in concession Street Lighting Services for the entire system and modernization of infrastructure.
Government Purchase El Salvador LP-AMILOP-05-2014:
"Project: Concession of a Public Lighting Service for the Municipality of Ilopango, and Modernization of entire system and public lighting infrastructure, its expansion, maintenance, operation and management with LED light bulbs."
The Autonomous Executive Port Commission of El Salvador will be awarding a concession for the Multi Purpose Port Terminal specializing in containers, Phase I, Port of La Union.
The purpose of the award is to ensure the provision of a specialized container that is efficient, reliable, uninterrupted, high quality and safe at a lower cost for users of port services.
The new authorities of the Autonomous Executive Port Commission are now saying that the tender will be ready in August this year.
Nearly eight years after the construction of the harbor and several failed attempts at creating tenders, it has been announced that by order of President Sanchez Ceren, the port will be concessioned within his first 100 days in office.
The Superintendency of Electricity and Telecommunications is putting out to tender the operation of six television VHF and UHF channels.
NOTICE OF GENERAL SUPERINTENDENT OF ELECTRICAL AND COMMUNICATIONS .
Frequency for free to air television broadcasting service
SIGET advices: that in accordance with Articles 76 and 78 of the Telecommunications Act, Resolution No.
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