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The executive president of the Supervisory Agency for Investment in Public Use Transport Infrastructure (Ositran), Verónica Zambrano Copello, affirmed that solid regulation and institutional stability are essential conditions for investments in transport infrastructure to translate into better services for citizens.
During her participation in the discussion "The role of regulation in the country's growth and sustainability," organized by the School of Government and Public Policies of the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru (PUCP), Zambrano highlighted that the main challenge does not lie in the lack of regulations, but in the strength of the institutions responsible for applying them. In this regard, she stressed that predictability in "the rules of the game is essential to generate trust and ensure the continuity of investments over time."
The head of Ositran explained that regulation directly impacts people's daily lives by guaranteeing safe, efficient, and quality infrastructure services. As an example, she mentioned that the lack of adequate roads can double the price of food due to higher logistical costs, or hinder students' access to their study centers. "When regulation works, people don't necessarily think about it; they simply live better," she stated.
In this vein, she emphasized that the objective of supervision is to ensure that investments translate into concrete benefits for citizens through adequate maintenance, operational efficiency, and the safety of infrastructures.
During the event, she also maintained that investment in infrastructure depends on a stable regulatory environment that provides clarity and predictability to the actors involved. She warned that constant changes in rules or non-technical decisions generate uncertainty and affect investor confidence.
She pointed out that institutional weakness, lack of coordination between entities, and ignorance of contractual commitments can delay the execution of works and directly affect citizens.
Likewise, she identified factors that limit project development, such as non-compliance by the State itself, interventions that do not conform to contracts, and political instability.
In the face of these challenges, she proposed the need to strengthen trust relationships between the State and the private sector, as well as improve regulatory management through the use of new technologies, including artificial intelligence. She also highlighted the importance of disseminating the regulatory framework of Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) to ensure their correct understanding and application by all involved actors.
Source: Andina
