Parex enables projects worth more than $15 billion to bring water to Tame, Arauca

In order to continue fulfilling the rural communities with the implementation of the Territorial Development Programs - PDET, the oil company Parex, through the PDET Tax Works mechanism, delivered today to the inhabitants of Tame two important projects that will allow this population to have potable water supply in their homes. These works have a value that exceeds $15 billion and benefit around 33 thousand people.

• The oil company expanded the Drinking Water Treatment Plant (PTAP) of the urban area and built a
  rural aqueduct, benefiting more than 33,000 people.
• In the four PDET municipalities of Arauca, 9 projects worth $119.880 million have been developed.
•  The company Parex has leveraged $50.758 million for the execution of 5 projects in the PDET territories and one
  project in Aguachica (Cesar).

“With the Peace with Legality Policy, we have the opportunity to resolve so many issues that the State should have solved a long time ago. Now we are doing it among the national government, mayors, governors, the private sector, and the community. All of us who are here are part of the solution. We must leave the PDET so well organized that they continue to be implemented over the next 15 years,” explained the Presidential Advisor for Stabilization and Consolidation, Emilio Archila.

One of the projects consists of the expansion of the Drinking Water Treatment Plant (PTAP) and the installation of two purification modules of 100 and 50 L/S, which guarantee the aqueduct service for 30,383 inhabitants of the PDET municipality of Tame, Arauca. This work has a value of $6.961 million and 117 people were employed directly and indirectly for its execution.

“In 2019, teams from the public and private sectors, and the community came together to work, and this work bore fruit today in 2021 with these two projects that allow communities to have drinking water. The water sector has secured nearly one billion pesos for the PDET municipalities, through OCAD Paz and the PDET Tax Works mechanism. With projects like this, we build equity and region. We are building freedom here in Tame, the cradle of freedom,” said the Deputy Minister of Water, José Luis Acero.

The second delivery corresponds to a rural aqueduct with drinking water, through the construction of more than 70 km of network, intake, purification plant, sand trap tank, and storage tank, which will serve more than 2,400 inhabitants of the Angosturas, El Triunfo, and the populated center of Corocito, also in the municipality of Tame. This work has a value of $8.341 million and 124 job opportunities were generated directly and indirectly for its execution.

Part of this work was carried out amid the health emergency caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, and thanks to the strict compliance with biosecurity and industrial safety protocols, the activities were successfully completed.

“Since 2018, the year we began executing the first project in the country under the Works for Taxes PDET mechanism, we became convinced that the commitment to joint work would bring very good results. With this type of project, we demonstrate that Parex and the industry are much more than oil. When we arrive in a territory, we want to leverage projects that are sustainable and positively impact the quality of life of the communities. Today we deliver to the municipality of Tame two important works that guarantee drinking water for more than 33 thousand people. We are pleased and proud to contribute to the progress and development of this municipality that has kindly opened its doors to us,” said the president of Parex Colombia, Daniel Ferreiro.

The company Parex, committed to the transformation and stabilization of the municipalities most affected by violence and poverty, through the Works for Taxes PDET mechanism, has enabled projects worth more than $50 billion in the PDET territories and in other vulnerable municipalities of Arauca and Cesar. Its efforts have focused on educational infrastructure and access and coverage of drinking water.

“The hydrocarbons sector has been the gateway for investments, job creation, and a driver of local economies through the contracting of goods and services. These works being delivered by Parex are a clear example of the development that the sector brings to the regions of the country and how oil and water are complementary to improve the quality of life of their inhabitants,” stated the Deputy Minister of Energy, Miguel Lotero Robledo.

Through Works for Taxes PDET, more than 92 companies have joined in these four years, achieving investments of nearly one trillion pesos. In Arauca specifically, 9 projects have been developed with investments exceeding $119.880 million, aimed at the sectors of education, housing, and transportation, which have been implemented by the companies Parex and Ecopetrol. “I appreciate this improvement of the drinking water treatment plant; this work is part of the initiatives that the community outlined in the PDET. Parex has also invested through the Works for Taxes PDET mechanism in tertiary roads and hospital and educational infrastructure,” stated the mayor of Tame, Aníbal Mendoza.

This event was attended by the presidents of the Community Action Boards of the PDET municipality, Tame, Arauca; one of them, Noé Martínez, noted that «We never dreamed of works as large as these. We received more than we were expecting. This shows that it is possible to believe in the projects of the State and the private sector. This is thanks to the arrival of the PDET in Tame; we waited 30 years to see this reality.”.

The Project Bank of Works for Taxes PDET is opened.

During the month of September, the Project Bank of Works for Taxes PDET will be open for entrepreneurs and individuals, income tax filers, to join one or several projects and contribute to the transformation of the territories most affected by violence and poverty.

Consult it at https://obrasporimpuestos.renovacionterritorio.gov.co/ObrasImpuestos

Taxpayers who invest in areas affected by violence have the opportunity to carry out socially impactful works, actively participating in the transformation of the regions that require their commitment as participants in their development, advancing their policies.
of social responsibility and strengthen the bonds of trust with the communities where they operate.

Likewise, these works stimulate investment in the PDET territories, energize the economy, and enhance the region. With this, they become key actors that contribute directly to peacebuilding.