Baja California Railroad (BJRR) , the operator of the short-haul railroad in northwestern Mexico, has set itself the “new destination” for diesel imports from Texas, United States, to Tijuana, Baja California , a project whose investment has been 80 million pesos, earmarked for infrastructure such as a transfer terminal. Roberto Romandía, the company’s general director, asserts that this would lower transportation costs for the molecule and fuel.
“We’re pursuing a very important project to begin importing diesel in significant quantities, which would represent an increase of approximately 154% in our current imports. We’re going to expand into gasoline and diesel,” he said in an interview with T21.
Remember that the main commodity (raw material) they have handled for 12 years is LP gas, specializing in the transportation of this hydrocarbon. However, handling the new product has been extended due to the procedures and permits required to begin transporting it via rail . Operations are planned to begin between July and August of this year, and the estimated transportation of 3,780 tanker trucks per year.
“We’ve been delayed due to the permitting issue. It’s not a simple matter, especially given the events that have been unfolding in Mexico. We want to do things very well, with great transparency regarding all the permits and authorizations necessary to carry out this type of operation, which is why it’s taken us so long to be ready. We’re 95% complete in terms of permits, authorizations, and the infrastructure needed to begin our transfers,” he says.
He explains that part of the investment is being allocated to the infrastructure of the “García Station ,” which includes a yard for transfers, hydraulic pumps, contingency plans, permits, a water storage tank, and other equipment. To begin operations, the company is only awaiting the environmental impact statement from the state government.
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