stated that the Government will unblock the Southern Gas Pipeline project this week, calling it an essential initiative for boosting economic growth, productive activity, and social development across Peru's southern regions.
"Let me tell you, friends of the National Society of Industries, we are going to unblock the Southern Gas Pipeline project," Balcazar stated.
"That would be a revolution for all our brothers and sisters in the south, not with words, but with realities, with truths," he added during a ceremony marking the 130th anniversary of the National Society of Industries (SNI) and National Industry Day.
The Head of State said his administration has been working with a technical Cabinet to unblock high-impact projects that had remained stalled for years, particularly in regions that had historically been neglected.
Within this framework, the top official recalled that the Executive Branch began this process in Puno, where it identified major projects that had been stalled.
These included works related to access to potable water and the international airport.
"We reviewed Puno's historical context and realized that there were three huge projects with the World Bank that had been stalled," Balcazar mentioned.
"So I told my minister: let’s start with Puno. We unblocked the potable water project, which is essential for public health, and the international airport is already underway," he noted.
The Head of State also stressed that public and private investment is key to reducing social gaps, creating jobs, and strengthening the Peruvian State's presence across the national territory.
"If we continue investing more in the south, we will have our Quechua and Aymara brothers and sisters on our side," he expressed.
At another point, the President underscored the importance of Peru moving toward a more inclusive economy, with greater industrialization and value-added production, so as not to depend solely on the export of raw materials.
"We have to look toward an inclusive economy in the future, not just an extractive one, where minerals are taken abroad and do not allow industrialization within the country. That has to be corrected," Balcazar said.
In that regard, the top official called on business and industrial associations to actively participate in the national debate and contribute to the formulation of public policies aimed at Peru's development.
"I believe that if industrialists participated in policymaking, things would be better," he emphasized.
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