Rohel Sanchez, the governor of the Arequipa region in southern Peru, announced on Monday that his administration is actively seeking foreign investment for a new deep-water port project valued at $844 million. Following the signing of an agreement with Proinversion, the Peruvian state agency responsible for private investment, Sanchez stated that the project has attracted attention from a diverse group of international companies.

According to the governor, firms from China, the United States, India, and Turkey have expressed interest in the development. The project is being positioned by local officials as a strategic alternative to the Chancay port, a massive infrastructure project north of Lima that has become a focal point for Chinese investment in the region. By promoting this new facility, regional authorities aim to diversify Peru's maritime infrastructure and attract global capital to the southern part of the country.

While the governor’s office is actively marketing the project, the report highlights that the initiative is in its early stages of international promotion. The involvement of Proinversion suggests a formal effort to integrate the project into the national pipeline for private-public partnerships. No specific contracts or commitments from the mentioned foreign entities have been finalized at this time, and the project remains a proposal intended to compete with existing and planned maritime hubs in Peru.