Authorities verify construction status of the Task Center and the electromobility project

This MIC release was published using machine translation.

The Minister of Industry and Commerce, Javier Giménez, accompanied by the Vice Minister of Industry, Lorena Méndez, received this Tuesday the director of Itaipú, Justo Zacarías; the director of KATECH and the TASK Center, Jeong Jik Yang; and the executive director of the PTI, Carlos Mercado, to verify the progress of the project for the implementation of the TASK Technology Center and the Electric Mobility Pilot Plan, promoted by the National Government, in the town of Hernandarias.

The head of the MIC portfolio commented that during the meeting they discussed the development of the project to be carried out in the Itaipú Technology Park (PIT), in the department of Alto Paraná. "There are specific issues that are the works in the PTI-PY that will house the TASK Center where all the science behind this technological development will be created, and also, immediately, in the coming months, the donation is planned and incorporation of 90 electric vehicles and 6 electric buses, to create the routes that will create this electric automotive cluster that will be incentivized through ITAIPU and the PTI-PY in the TASK Center, to be developed soon,” he expressed. Gimenez.

He also maintained that the final intention of this project is to generate a source of employment for Paraguayans, as well as the creation of industries, auto parts, as well as vehicles made in Paraguay.

It is worth mentioning that the installation of the development center seeks to promote the electric vehicle auto parts industry and is part of the Electric Mobility Plan of the National Government.

For his part, the executive director of the Itaipú Technology Park, Carlos Mercado, highlighted the work carried out together to carry out the project. Likewise, he highlighted that the PTI is in charge of executing the initiative as well as coordinating and advancing the realization of the TASK center.

Additionally, Mercado commented that a date for the start of construction has not yet been set, but the details of the work plan are being worked on. “We are in the work plan stage, preparing the work plan, with all the details that this work would entail, exact budget, all the dimensions and requirements, whether in terms of the specifications that this project requires,” explained the PTI director.

Finally, he commented that the approval of a non-refundable loan for the project is expected.

Training for the industry

The executive director of the Korea Automotive Technology Institute (Katech), Yang Jeongjik, indicated that the operation of this project so far is flowing quite well, and they precisely took advantage of the meeting to be able to inform, update the Minister and the new government, about all the details of it, as well as the projection of the different activities to be carried out. “One of the expectations we have about this Task Center is that within Paraguay it will support the training of technicians, as well as the development or promotion of the Paraguayan industry,” he pointed out, expressing that the different profiles are being planned. that they would be working there, and that, in general, the implementation committee for this project has already been established. “Throughout the development of this project, the people who would be working within the center would be defined,” he added.

In turn, the Vice Minister of Industry, Lorena Méndez, highlighted that a group of Paraguayans are already training in the Republic of Korea. "As the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, we are the interlocutors with the private sector, because currently 10 young technicians are finishing their training in Korea, who had four months of intensive training, in die-casting and design, and in maintenance of the parts,” he highlighted.