Peru could produce 16 times more electricity than it consumes. When will it become an exporter?
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Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Jorge Merino Tafur, Minister of Energy and Mines from The Report: Peru 2012
Articles & Analysis | Supplying the grid: Capacity upgrades are needed to meet rising demand from The Report: Peru 2012
Increased demand on the national power grid has prompted investments seeking to boost power generation capacity throughout the country via both hydroelectric and natural-gas-fired thermoelectric power plants. Indeed, from 2011 to 2013 the central bank has predicted investment in the electricity sector to total just over $7bn. The Ministry of Energy...
Articles & Analysis | Strength in minerals: With a jump in investment, the government is negotiating challenges to boost production from The Report: Peru 2012
Gold, silver, copper, lead, zinc, tin, mercury, molybdenum and selenium. Peru was one of the world’s top 10 producers (and one of Latin America’s top two producers) of each of these minerals in 2011 thanks to a rich, polymetallic geology that has provided a steady supply of precious metals for thousands of years. The importance of the mining sector...
Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Roque Benavides, Chairman & CEO, CIA De Minas Buenaventura from The Report: Peru 2012
What has been the overall reaction of the private sector to the windfall tax proposals?
Articles & Analysis | Powered up: Efforts to maximise natural resources’ value and meet surging demand for electricity from The Report: Peru 2012
The discovery of Camisea in 1986 dramatically altered Peru’s energy matrix, even if it took many years to do so. The emergence of significant natural gas reserves has lessened reliance on hydroelectricity to supply the national grid, which needed the added capacity after a decade of strong macroeconomic growth led to significantly increased demand....
