📋 Tender Overview
Minister Sergio Gonzalez stressed that Proinnovate hopes to benefit 1500 projects. The Ministry of Production (produces), through the Proinnovate program, has launched more than 10 innovation competitions this week with an investment of more than S/ 95 million. These funds will allow financing around 1500 innovative projects in different sectors, benefiting entrepreneurs, MSMEs and associations of producers nationwide.
These competitions are available on the Proinnovate website (https://www.gob.pe/proinnovate) so that all young people or companies can participate and obtain non -refundable funds for their projects, said Produce head, Sergio Gonzalez Guerrero.
The contests are distributed for innovative entrepreneurs, MSMEs and innovative organizations. The funds are divided into three areas: Startup Peru (up to S/ 150,000 per project), programs for MSMEs and innovation (up to S/ 500,000) and contests for accreditation, digital transformation and sectoral challenges (up to S/ 4.5 million).
GDP growth in January
The head of Produce also highlighted the countrys GDP growth during January 2025, which amounted to 4.1 %, being one of the pillars the fishing sector.
This is due to an important second fishing season that began in November 2024. The perspectives for fishing in 2025 are also favorable, currently the Imarpe scientific cruise to see the anchovy biomass is already in process, in this way we can establish the first season of this year, he said.
Green hydrogen and credits for aquacultors
Minister Gonzalez Guerrero said that last week produced the environmental impact study of the green hydrogen production of the summer horizon, in the Arequipa region.
This green hydrogen production plant has an investment of more than US $ 11.2 billion. It is a new industry for our country and will enter operations and construction in 2026. This will be a revolutionary industry for our country. We will be at the forefront of this green hydrogen industry, he added. Finally, he informed that due to the rains that have affected the southern zone of our country and affected the aquaculture crops, Produce has approved a credit program specially destined for aquakers whose productive capacity has been beaten.
This credit program has as special conditions: 0 % to 1 % interest, 10 months of grace and paying period in 3 years. They can also be credits from S/ 20,000 to S/ 80,000 for the purchase of balanced food, fry or infrastructure improvements, since the fish stake have been affected by the rains; ended.
