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Chilean infrastructure and economic investment

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Chile continues to implement large-scale investment initiatives focused on infrastructure and economic development. Efforts to enhance logistics and port capacity include the San Antonio Outer Port, bioceanic corridors, and railway expansions. In the Tarapacá Region, Empresa Portuaria Iquique and Corfo Tarapacá are collaborating on a Regional Logistics Policy to project port development toward 2050. In Coquimbo, Empresa Portuaria Coquimbo seeks to increase cargo volumes to potentially serve as a Pacific exit for Argentine production. Regional investments are also expanding in Ñuble, where over US$50 million is being directed toward storage and warehousing. To support economic recovery, Minister of Housing and Urbanism Iván Poduje announced a US$200 million investment to reactivate construction employment. Under the ‘Plan Chile Despega’, the Ministry of Public Works has launched a national initiative involving 241 contracts totaling approximately $377 billion pesos, aiming to create 23,000 jobs. Recent ~~expansions of this plan include tender publications in~~ progress shows the ~~O’Higgins and~~ Valparaíso ~~regions, with investments~~ Region has completed 100% of its planned tenders, representing an investment exceeding ~~$19,100 million~~ $34.1 billion CLP and ~~$34,100 million respectively.~~ projecting over 2,100 new jobs. The O’Higgins Region has also reached full compliance for its regional tenders with an investment of over $19.1 billion CLP, expected to generate more than 1,100 jobs. In La Araucanía, the ~~Talca province, 12 projects exceeding $13~~ plan has reached a 97.7% advancement rate, with 42 of 43 initiatives tendered, involving over $43 billion ~~pesos are in the bidding stage to improve~~ CLP and an estimated 1,600 monthly jobs. Other regional developments include $3.37 billion CLP for urban and rural ~~water access, rainwater management,~~ improvements in Maule, and ~~road safety, with execution expected~~ investments exceeding $14.8 billion CLP in ~~early 2027.~~ Magallanes, including a new fire station in Punta Arenas. Energy and utility developments include the approval of two solar projects in Limarí province totaling $91.6 million, and a $3,000 million project to provide electricity to families in the General Lagos commune. Additionally, ~~the Ministry of Housing and Urbanism is pushing for updated urban planning in the Los Ríos region, while~~ Aguas del Altiplano has approved a ~~public-private agreement~~ desalination plant in ~~Los Lagos aims~~ Arica and Parinacota to ~~expedite housing projects through improved~~ secure water ~~and sewage feasibility.~~ supplies.

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