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Construction |
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Market Research |
Country |
Brazil |
Published |
11 March 2010 |
Number of Pages |
107 |
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Immediate |
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Business Monitor International |
Brazil’s infrastructure sector holds great potential over the mid term, as investments are stepped up to prepare for the two high profile sporting events to be held in the country. In addition, plans to launch a second Programa de Aceleração do Crescimento (PAC) should guarantee the sustained investment in infrastructure through to at least the end of 2011.
In light of this, in our ‘Q210 Brazil Infrastructure’ report we are forecasting Brazil’s construction industry to grow by 8.87% in 2010 to reach BRL150.4bn (US$85.48bn) and for Brazil’s infrastructure industry to account for 55.31% of this value, equal to BRL83.20bn (US$47.27bn), representing real growth of around 10% y-o-y for the sub sector.
In February 2010, Banco do Brasil stated that BRL160bn (US$85bn) in financing would be required over the decade for infrastructure projects. This is being driven by investment in preparation for the 2014 World Cup. In January 2010, the federal government along with the state and municipal governments of hosting cities signed an agreement to cooperate in the investment of US$11.3bn in preparations for the World Cup. This includes anything from stadia to transport infrastructure. Estimates for the total investment range from US$43bn to US$53bn. In addition, Brazil will also host the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, with US$14.4bn budgeted for the preparations.
Alongside these events are the government’s plans in general to boost infrastructure, through the Programa de Aceleração do Crescimento (PAC). The initial PAC is in its last year, however, the current President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is working on a new PAC – PAC II, to take over in 2011, and run to 2014. The plans are due to be launched in March 2010 in order to be accepted in to the budget and secured for 2011. With an election coming up during 2010, and Lula unable to run again, he is working to safeguard the investment plans for at least one more year.
Two flagship projects in the government’s plans to build up infrastructure made progress over the last quarter. In the utilities sector, the environmental approval of the 11 gigawatt (GW) Belo Monte hydropower project in January 2010 dominated headlines in Q110.. A number of companies have already registered interest, and the Banco do Brasil is already looking into arranging financing for the project, which it is estimated will cost in the region of US$17bn. In the transport sector, the bidding rules for the US$19bn high speed rail project linking Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo and Campinas were finally published in December 2009,following repeated delays, it was initially due in June 2009. The auction is expected to go ahead in May 2010. Many companies have expressed interest in the project.
Both projects present upside potential to their respective sectors’ industry values. Transport infrastructure is anticipated to reach BRL58.38bn (US$33.17bn) in 2010, experiencing real growth of 12.32% year-onBrazil year (y-o-y). Energy and utilities infrastructure industry value is forecast to grow by 4.93% in real terms in 2010, to reach a value of BRL24.82bn (US$14.10bn).
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