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Legislative efforts continue to promote renewables and geothermal in Peru
February 3, 2021
Legislation presented in Peru, seeks to encourage investment in non-conventional renewable energies and geothermal energy with short-term objectives for the southern part of Peru. Source
Off grid solar grows in Peru
November 21, 2017
The British Embassy in Peru, with technical assistance from UK company NGO Practical solutions, has installed a solar energy solution for a rural community in Peru. Located in the Southern remote region of Ocoruro, and at altitudes exceeding 4,000 meters, the solar technology will provide the community of Ocoruro with electricity for schools, medical facilities, […]
Construction begins at Peru’s largest wind farm
September 7, 2017
Enel Green Power Peru has started construction on Wayra I, a 132 MW wind farm project in the district of Marcona, in the Ica region. When completed, the $165 million Wayra I will be Peru’s largest wind farm. “The construction of Enel’s first wind farm in Peru furthers our presence in the country and demonstrates our […]
Peru’s construction of 750 MW hydropower facility on hold
August 4, 2017
Developer Odebrecht Energia del Peru has pulled a proposal for the 750-MW Rio Grande hydropower project from Peru’s General Directorate of Energy and Environmental Affairs. A notice from the agency, Direccion General de Asuntos Ambientales Energia (DGAAE), shows Odebrecht requested the environmental impact statement filed for the plant be removed, effectively stopping the project from advancing. Neither Odebrecht nor […]
Chile, Guatemala and Peru lead proposals for GDF geothermal facility
April 27, 2017
In his presentation on the experience of KfW at a risk mitigation panel of the GEOLAC conference in Mexico City, Jens Wirth, Senior Project Manager at KfW shared results of the first call of the Geothermal Development Facility (GDF). The GDF was set up as the first multi-donor climate initiative to promote geothermal energy in Latin […]
Peru auction pushed to 2018; 2016 projects have to be realized before next auction
April 20, 2017
Peru’s Minister of Energy and Mines, Gonzalo Tamayo said that no renewable energy auction will be held this year. The announcement was given in an interview with local financial newspaper El Comercio, which reported that the next auction would likely take place in 2018. The minister said that the auction expected for this year was […]
Enel Green Power breaks records in Latin American capacity additions
February 15, 2017
Enel Green Power made significant capacity additions in 2016, including projects in Mexico, Chile, Brazil and Peru. Enel Green Power reported that it added 2,018 megawatts of renewable energy capacity last year, a 124% increase from around 900 megawatts capacity added in 2015. Quite understandably, a good majority of the new capacity was added in […]
Peru identifies sites for hydropower and wind potential
January 11, 2017
This week, Peru’s Ministry of Energy and Mines (MEM) released updated maps showing hydroelectric potential in the South and wind potential across the country. The following basins were identified as having great potential for optimal electricity generation: Apurímac, Madre de Dios, Purús, Grande, Chili, Tambo and Titicaca. This work was developed as part of the agreement […]
Off-grid solar ready to take off in Peru
December 6, 2016
A nonprofit is working in Peru to get power to remote communities using solar technologies. An estimated 3 million people in Peru don’t have access to power, largely because of the remoteness of the villages where they live.“From the Andes to the Amazon, folks are really spread out,” said Michael Callahan, CEO of PowerMundo, a […]