Although its resource wealth should help to ensure Peru’s long-term energy security, in the short term surging demand continues to put pressure on the sector. A recent influx of investment in hydroelectric power stations and natural gas-fired thermoelectric facilities should be enough to stave off any bottleneck in electricity generation and avert potential power shortages in 2016 and 2017....
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Chapter | Energy & Utilities from The Report: Peru 2014
Después de años de producción petrolera en declive, varias compañías petroleras que operan en el Perú han formado una nueva organización para solicitar que el presidente Ollanta Humala realice cambios en el marco regulatorio del sector para fomentar una mayor inversión. La Sociedad Peruana de Hidrocarburos (SPH), establecida en marzo y compuesta por 16 empresas de la industria petrolera local, espera que las reformas legislativas sirvan para revertir un patrón de declive, y tal vez convertir al país en un exportador neto de crudo en el largo plazo.
Con un aumento del 13% en la producción de gas durante el primer semestre del 2012 y con una licitación de varios nuevos lotes de exploración prevista para finales de año, el Perú parece ir bien en su camino para convertirse en un actor con mayor importancia en el sector de gas natural de la región.
In 2010 Peru was among the world’s top 10 producers of a variety of minerals, among them gold, silver, copper, lead, zinc, tin and mercury. Commodity prices of copper and gold have kept revenues high despite a decline in production over the last several years. Exports increased from $3.2bn in 2000 to $21.7bn in 2010, posting average annual growth of 58% during that period. While the mining...
Chapter | Energy & Utilities from The Report: Peru 2012
The exploitation of the Camisea natural gas field has attracted investors to Peru and caused the country to look more closely at the potential of its hydrocarbons industry. The government has also turned its focus to oil production, with state-owned energy company Petroperú stating it hopes to triple oil production over the next four years and thereby turn Peru from a net importer of crude to a...
Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Jorge Merino Tafur, Minister of Energy and Mines from The Report: Peru 2012
Peru could produce 16 times more electricity than it consumes. When will it become an exporter?