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The World Bank will finance the second section of the Immigrants' Route, paving 35 km to connect Pindoyú and San Pedro, improving production transport and reducing distances for trucks in Itapúa.
The Paraguay River reaches a historically low level at the port of Asunción, measuring 2.53 meters, due to a water deficit accumulated since 2019, despite the onset of the El Niño phenomenon.
The union of Ministry of Education and Sciences employees requested suspension of the move to the new headquarters in Puerto de Asunción due to a series of structural problems, including lack of water, leaks, cockroach infestation, and poor access conditions.
The Che Róga Porã program has already benefited 6,100 families in Paraguay with housing credits, expanded the income limit to include more workers, and seeks to reduce the deficit of 1.1 million homes, while generating jobs and even serving Paraguayans abroad.
A cold air mass is bringing the coldest nights of the week to Paraguay, with temperatures potentially dropping to 3°C in the south and a risk of frost, according to an alert from the country's Directorate of Meteorology and Hydrology (DMH).
A pothole on the Bioceanic Route in Loma Plata caused a truck to overturn, killed six animals, and reignited questions about the quality of the multi-million dollar project inaugurated in 2022.
Paraguay will tender 300 buses, 40% of them electric, to modernize public transportation in Asunción while keeping fares at 3,400 guaraníes, after already incorporating 90 vehicles, including donations from Taiwan.
Heat waves in Paraguay are becoming more frequent, intense, and prolonged, exposing the country's vulnerability due to a lack of infrastructure and preparation to face these extreme events.
The paving of Route PY12 in Paraguay's Chaco region is progressing with additional costs of $50.8 million, exceeding the initial budget, but it promises to improve connectivity and boost economic activities in the area.
Starting August 3, 2026, the Integration Bridge between Paraguay and Brazil will expand traffic to empty trucks and international urban buses, aiming to ease congestion on the Friendship Bridge and improve border logistics.
Itaipu opened the spillway gates on Sunday to control the reservoir, which reached 220.30 meters after heavy rains upstream, since increasing power generation was not possible due to low demand from the Brazilian and Paraguayan systems.
Paraguay is on alert for severe storms with hail and strong winds, with warnings issued by the Directorate of Meteorology and Hydrology for several departments throughout the weekend, with forecasts of continued rainfall and storms across much of the national territory, including Asunción, on Monday.
A project funded by Paraguay's National Council of Science and Technology (Conacyt) scientifically demonstrates that construction and demolition waste can be turned into quality recycled raw material, contributing to the circular economy and the reduction of environmental contamination in Paraguay.
The dismantling of the high-voltage towers on Asunción's North Waterfront has entered its final stage, with completion expected by July 24, as part of the undergrounding of nearly 3 km of transmission lines and the Urban Resilience Project in the Coastal Strip.
The Segundo Foro Internacional de la Ingeniería (FIING) 2026 will be held on July 23 in Asunción, organized by the Centro Paraguayo de Ingenieros to discuss national development challenges. The program will cover topics such as the Bioceanic Route bridge, the Plan Paraguay 2X, renewable energy, and the quality of higher education in engineering.
Paraguay faces a low geological risk from earthquakes because it sits in the center of the South American Plate, far from active tectonic boundaries, but it lacks structural preparedness, emergency protocols and preventive education to deal with moderate seismic events.
An air mass from the polar region brought the coldest early morning of the year to Paraguay on Wednesday, June 24, with temperatures dropping below 0°C and reaching as low as -1.4°C in the department of Boquerón.
The department of Alto Paraguay runs the risk of being merely a bystander to the Bioceanic Corridor due to a lack of basic infrastructure, such as passable roads, drinking water, and electricity, while Boquerón attracts private investment in the region.
Paraguay has an infrastructure deficit exceeding $35 billion, with roads already showing deformation and deep ruts in the pavement, as well as facing difficulties in making new public-private partnerships viable due to low traffic volumes.
The border crossing between Ayolas, Paraguay, and Ituzaingó, Argentina, will be temporarily closed for maintenance at the Yacyretá Hydroelectric Plant.
The Ministry of Education and Sciences (MEC) is relocating its units to a new headquarters in Tower 1 of the Government Offices complex at the Port of Asunción, bringing together approximately 1,500 employees and saving around 7 billion guaranis per year by vacating 15 rented properties.
Taxpayers in Asunción paid US$4.5 million between January and April 2026 for stormwater works that, in most of the capital, do not exist, while only four of the eight promised basins have seen construction begin, and work is progressing slowly due to a lack of financial resources.
The Che Róga Porã 3.0 housing program, launched by the Paraguayan government, has increased maximum credit amounts, included families earning six to nine minimum wages, and expanded geographic coverage to the entire Central department and Presidente Hayes, with financing of up to Gs. 792 million in Asunción and Gs. 652 million in other locations, while maintaining a fully digital application process.
Paraguay and Argentina are making progress in defining the terms for the concession of dredging, signaling, and technological modernization works on the Paraná-Paraguay Waterway, with exclusive participation of Paraguayan companies in the consortia. The goal is to ensure 24-hour navigation, increase the operational draft of the Paraná River, and reduce logistical costs.