The Plan of the Port Authority of Valencia (PAV), agreed with Puertos del Estado, supposes an investment of more than 552 million euros in new projects to which 270 million euros are added for actions already started.

In the Port of Valencia, the works for railway accessibility stand out with more than 53 million euros, the electrical substation with 10 million or the actions for the Northern Enlargement with 400 million euros of public investment.

The works on the Serpis II quay in Gandia have 14.5 million euros, whilst in the Port of Sagunto the interior network of the Railway stands out with 9 million euros or the works on the Centro 2 quay with 7.5 million.

The connection of the Sagunto-València Corridor by road and rail has a budget of 50 million euros.

The investments of the Business Plan are aimed at favouring the activity of the port community and the business fabric, and at promoting sustainability and the objective of Valenciaport 2030, zero emissions.

The Port Authority of Valencia (PAV) has approved the Business Plan 2020-2024 to the meeting of the Board of Directors, whose main lines of investment are the commitment to the railway, the development of environmentally sustainable infrastructures and connectivity to improve the activity of the port community and the competitiveness of the business fabric of its area of influence. The Plan, which has the approval of Puertos del Estado, contemplates an investment for 2020-2024 to the value of 822 million euros, of which 552 million correspond to new projects and 270 to actions already initiated and which will be completed in the coming years.

Thus, the President of the PAV, Aurelio Martínez, presented to the members of the Board of Directors the main projects that Valènciaport has planned for the coming years in the ports of Valencia, Sagunto and Gandia to “make them more competitive, efficient, innovative and intelligent under the common umbrella of the port community to be a reference point in the environment, decarbonisation and sustainability, to strengthen the city-port relationship and to generate sustained and qualified employment”.

In this sense, the Business Plan includes actions to promote green energy and the reduction of energy expenditure within the framework of Valenciaport 2030, zero emissions. Thus, 3.2 million euros will be invested in energy efficiency programmes and consumption control systems, while 15 million euros are planned for wind power and 2.8 million for photovoltaic systems in the generation of alternative energies.

The PAV has stressed that these actions “are strategic in order to consolidate Valènciaport as a reference port hub in the Mediterranean, where large ships from any corner of the world can operate and respond to the needs of the industries that use our facilities as a gateway for the entry and exit of their goods. Key to this are projects such as the new North Terminal, the improvement of railway accessibility, the creation of electrical substations in Sagunto and Valencia or the creation of new moorings or surfaces”.

Reinforcing the capacity and services of the Port of Valencia

Among the main investments planned for the Port of Valencia are the remodelling of the road and rail network between the Muelle de Poniente and the Muelle de Costa, with an amount of over 45 million euros, or the reform and adaptation of the Muelle Príncipe Felipe terminal to international width with over 8.2 million euros. In this area, 40 million euros are contemplated to reinforce the road and rail link of the Sagunto-València corridor. Another highlight is the construction of the electricity substation, with an investment of 10 million euros, which will enable various energy plans to be activated, such as the connection of ships to the electricity network, which will enable Valenciaport to reach its objective of zero emissions by 2030.

The Plan approved by the State Ports also includes 400 million in public investment for the execution of the work on the new container terminal in the northern extension of the Port of Valencia. This infrastructure makes the growth of economic activity and the generation of qualified employment compatible with sustainability, as it will be the most eco-efficient terminal with a clear commitment to electrification, renewable energies and rail access, along the lines established by the 2020-2024 Business Plan. In this sense, the necessary actions to undertake the new Public Passenger Terminal are framed, with projects for the reorganization of roads or the adaptation of the former Unión Naval shipyard for the berthing of cruise ships, with 9 and 12 million euros respectively.

Sagunto, new areas and railway connection

With regard to the Port of Sagunto, the Business Plan includes works for the Centre 2 Quay to the value of 7.5 million euros, the development of the northern area and adaptation of the jetty with 6 million euros, the works of the North Dock with 12 million euros or the setting up of an electrical substation which will have an investment of 5 million.

In terms of rail and road connections, the Plan includes the new southern access with a planned investment of 10 million euros, or the internal rail network with 9 million euros in line with the execution of the new rail access to the Port of Sagunto.

Improving Gandia’s services and facilities

In the Port of Gandia, the work on the Serpis II quay stands out, with a budget of 14.5 million euros, which is going to reinforce the installations to be able to accommodate more modern and more powerful cranes with loads of up to 40 tonnes, which will make it possible to increase the performance and agility of the quay. Other investments aimed at improving Muelle Serpis 1 or the reorganisation of the old access are also included.