The document is the result of a year of work by more than 60 specialized technicians and addresses several environmental topics. The project foresees costs of 8.5 billion euros and opening scheduled for 2036-2037.
A delivered, on Friday, the Environmental Impact Study (phase 1) of the new Luís de Camões airport to the Government, complying with the calendar within the scope of the concessionaire’s candidacy.
The national airports concessionaire stressed that it delivered the document “in accordance with the deadlines defined by the grantor and concession contract”.
“This study is the result of in-depth work, carried out over a year by more than 60 highly specialized technicians, and which focuses on various environmental themes, such as water resources, noise, ecological systems, air quality and population health”, can be read in the released note.
“In addition to the field work, public and private entities were also consulted”, added ANA/Vinci Airports, which did not release the report.
In July, ANA had delivered to the Government the Consultation Report for those interested in the future Luís de Camões Airport, at Campo de Tiro de Alcochete, the first within the scope of the concessionaire’s candidacy.
The next step planned in the application process was the delivery of the Environmental Report, in January.
The Government informed ANA, in mid-January 2025, that it intends for the concessionaire to move forward with the application for the new airport.
After this indication, ANA has 36 months (three years) to present the complete application, according to the concession contract.
The application process involves the delivery of four interim reports and a final report.
Costs could exceed eight billion euros
The initial report delivered by ANA to the Government on December 17, 2024 predicted a cost of 8.5 billion euros, of which 7 billion were financed through debt issuance, and opening in mid-2037, or, with optimizations to the schedule to be negotiated with the Government, at the end of 2036.
In that document, the concessionaire proposed extending the term of the current concession for another 30 years and increasing airport taxes progressively until 2030 to finance the new Lisbon airport.
The current contract in force, signed in 2012, provides for the concession for 50 years. If this proposal moves forward, the deadline would be extended until 2092.
