After a decade of infrastructure cooperation, Peru and the United Kingdom have advanced in the planning and execution of a project portfolio exceeding US$10 billion, the
The diplomatic mission noted that this joint effort has strengthened public management through the incorporation of new technical mechanisms and high-level coordination spaces.
In this context, the I LATAC–United Kingdom Infrastructure Forum will be held in Lima on March 23, bringing together authorities from nine Latin American and Caribbean countries, along with representatives of multilateral organizations and British companies from sectors such as energy, rail transport, and planning.
The meeting aims to share experiences and generate new opportunities for cooperation in the development of strategic infrastructure across the region.
UK Ambassador to Peru, Su-Lin Garbett-Shiels, said the forum will help project this collaboration as a regional model to strengthen project planning and financing through knowledge transfer and long-term cooperation.
She also highlighted that this cooperation framework has facilitated the implementation of globally recognized technical tools, such as NEC (New Engineering Contract) contracts, which foster collaboration and reduce disputes; Project Management Offices (PMOs), responsible for overseeing timelines, costs, and quality; and Building Information Modeling (BIM), which optimizes project planning and execution.
These practices have been applied in flagship projects such as the Lima 2019 Pan American and Parapan American Games, the Bicentennial Schools, as well as high-complexity hospitals in Piura and Trujillo.
Similarly, they have been used in interventions under the Reconstruction with Changes program, which include education and health infrastructure, in addition to flood prevention works, benefiting millions of Peruvians across 13 regions of the country.
Much of this progress has been developed through the Government-to-Government (G2G) cooperation model, which has enabled capacity transfer and improved public infrastructure management.
In this regard, the application of these practices is expected to expand into sectors such as railways, clean energy, metro systems, and water resources, as well as into mechanisms such as Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs).
Finally, Ambassador Garbett-Shiels said the forum will help strengthen coordination with the private sector and generate new synergies for project development.
This comes in a context where reforms such as the evolution of the PPP model (5.0) and the strengthening of the State-run Private Investment Promotion Agency (ProInversion) are opening opportunities to drive high-impact investment in Peru.