{"id":1573,"date":"2026-02-03T13:21:39","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T18:21:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/afra.com\/?p=1573"},"modified":"2026-02-05T13:22:24","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T18:22:24","slug":"panama-infrastructure-projects-ppp-train-chiriqui-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.afra.com\/en\/bienes-raices\/panama-infraestructura-proyectos-app-tren-chiriqui-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Panama's infrastructure leap: PPP opportunities in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1573\" class=\"elementor elementor-1573\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-159b585b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"159b585b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-256a6de6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"256a6de6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2622699 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2622699\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52abb64 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"52abb64\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a65fde elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a65fde\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The government's commitment to infrastructure-led growth has decisively shifted from planning to execution. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In <\/span><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><b>November 2025<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a concession was announced under the modality of <\/span><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><b>Public-Private Partnership (PPP)<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for <\/span><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><b>$382 million<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for the expansion and maintenance of the Centenario and Panam\u00e1-La Chorrera highways.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This critical project, which includes the construction of reversible toll lanes and the maintenance of 82 kilometers of highway, is only the beginning of a much larger portfolio.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><b>2026 budget<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from Panama allocates funds for projects that will transform the country's logistics landscape:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The ambitious line of <\/span><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><b>high-speed train to Chiriqu\u00ed<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (4 billion $).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The reservoir of <\/span><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><b>Indio River<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> ($1.6 billion).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These massive initiatives rely heavily on the PPP model, indicating a robust workflow for international construction and engineering companies.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f271659 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f271659\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c76cef4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c76cef4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Navigating the PPP legal framework<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2084f05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2084f05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Participating in these large-scale concessions requires a deep understanding of the <\/span><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><b>Panama's PPP Law<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and the associated public procurement risks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In <\/span><span style=\"color: #33cccc;\"><a style=\"color: #33cccc;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.afra.com\/en\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>AFRA<\/b><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, our infrastructure team specializes in advising consortia through the bidding, negotiation, and execution phases of these high-profile government contracts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00abWe provide the comprehensive and ethical legal support necessary to ensure regulatory compliance at every stage of the project.\u00bb<\/span><\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Panama is boosting its infrastructure in 2026 with massive projects under the PPP model, including the train to Chiriqui and new highways. 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