The businessman and president of Ferrocarril Central Andino, Juan de Dios Olaecheaparticipated in the negotiations related to the donation of the trains Caltrain delivered to Rafael Lopez Aliagawhich represented an expense of more than 24 million dollars. Olaechea, who has recently appeared on various news programs, would have maintained a business relationship with the mayor of Lima in recent years.
According to an investigation by The Encerronathe relationship between Juan de Dios Olaechea and Rafael López Aliaga dates back to the 1990s, when both were part of the Railway Consortium of Peruwhich obtained the tender to operate the country’s main railway lines. In this context, Olaechea assumed the management of the Central Railway through his company Juan Olaechea y Cía., while López Aliaga was in charge of the southern and south-eastern lines through his company Ferrocarril Transandino.
In 2023, the relationship between both businessmen seems to have remained active. During the conversations prior to the acquisition of the wagons with the company Caltrainthe Municipality of Lima appointed Juan de Dios Olaechea as directly responsible for the negotiations for the acquisition of trains of American origin.
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Among the evidence collected by the web news program that shows Olaechea’s participation in the negotiations, an email sent by Nate Aspundvice president of the American company Railroad Development Corporation. The communication states that the Municipality from Lima appointed Olaechea as representative in the corresponding negotiations.
After the conclusion of the agreement with Caltrain and the acceptance of the donation of the trains, the Municipality of Lima announced the intention to implement a public-private partnership to put the acquired units into operation. In this context, Juan de Dios Olaechea has declared that it has a pre-study that it could present within the framework of a future tender.
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Although Olaechea has stated that he did not receive any payment for representing the Municipality of Lima in the management, his interest in applying to be part of the public-private alliance called could configure a possible conflict of interestby generating a potential profit for your company.
MML authorized payment of US$24.5 million to receive a donation of 93 wagons
He Metropolitan Council of Lima authorized the mayor Rafael Lopez Aliaga allocate more than 24.5 million dollars to receive a donation from the Caltrain company (California, USA)consisting of 93 wagons, about 20 locomotives, spare parts, manuals and inventories. These resources will cover both the acquisition of railway material and its transportation from California to Lima. In a second stage, the implementation of a self-financed public-private partnership to operate a train on the route will be evaluated. Helpless-Chosica.
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The wagons and locomotives, manufactured between 1985 and 2000 and reconditioned in later years, foThey are part of the plan to revitalize rail transport in the region.
