CG/LA Infrastructure LLC announced the release of its annual list of the Top Infrastructure Projects in Latin America. Total project value is greater than US$200 billion, equivalent to more than 5% of the region’s GDP, and with the potential to create over 3.1 million new jobs in the region. Key drivers are Brazil’s massive oil & gas investments, the global commodities boom, and the (finally underway) 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympics in Brazil.
The list is released ahead of the 9th Annual Latin American Leadership Forum (LALF9), which will take place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, May 9-11. According to Norman F. Anderson, President & CEO of CG/LA, these projects are real, and describe what the region will look like in 10 years: “Not only are these projects strategic to the region’s growth, but for the first time you can see a coherent set of projects that will transform Latin America; Brazil is leading this process, growing at 4-5%, and beginning a long overdue infrastructure build that dominates the list in terms of project value.”
Strategic Infrastructure Projects: The Top list, of over 75 projects, covers 10 distinct infrastructure sectors: airports, bridges & highways, electricity generation & transmission, new infrastructure, oil & gas, ports & logistics, freight rail, urban mass transit, digital infrastructure and water & wastewater. Each of these projects offers strong business opportunities over the next 3-12 months. Petrobras leads the list in terms of the value of projects and will be presenting 5 projects in its US$240 billion/ten year investment program at the Forum. Other major projects include :
-The Rio/São Paulo High Speed Train (US$18 B)
– Costa Rica’s Port Moin Container Terminal Concession (US$992 MM)
– The Peru Gas Pipeline to Trujillo (US$1.5 B)
– Colombia’s “Autopistas de la Montaña” (US$2 B)
– The Guarulhos Passenger Terminal Expansion in Brazil (US$2 B)
To download the list: http://www.cg-la.com
