National Water Authority sabotages private investment in the country: it has become an obstacle to numerous projects

In theory, the National Water Authority (ANA) has a fundamental mission: to ensure the sustainable management of water resources in Peru. In practice, however, the institution has become, in many cases, an obstacle to private investment, affecting strategic sectors such as agriculture, mining, industry and rural housing projects. The growing concern of the private sector with regard to the role of the ANA is not new. Reports of unjustified delay…