Senace approved environmental studies for more than US$6 billion in sustainable investments

Senace approved environmental studies for more than US$6 billion in sustainable investments

He National Environmental Certification Service for Sustainable Investments (Senace) highlighted the approval of five detailed Environmental Impact Studies (EIA-d) and their modifications (MEIA-d) between April and August 2023.

These approvals imply US$6,142 million in sustainable investmentsthanks to a scheme that commits citizen participation to generate confidence in the population.

In the sector miningthe projects that obtained environmental certification are the Inmaculada Mining Unit (US$4,436.6 million) and the Zafranal Mining Unit (US$1,263 million).

In the sector transportationthe documentation for the San Juan de Marcona Port Terminal (US$273.1 million) and the Pucusana Port Terminal (US$90.1 million) was expedited.

Finally, in the sector electricity the corresponding studies of the transmission line for the connection of the San Gabán Hydroelectric Power Plant (US$78.8 million) were approved.

The total of this number of investments exceeds that of EIA-d and MEIA-d approved in 2022, which total US$2,754 million in eight projects. Another 15 EIA-d and MEIA-d of strategic projects continue to be evaluated, mainly in the Mining sector.

“Since Senace began operations in 2015, the entity approved environmental studies that imply more than US$31,000 million in sustainable investments, translated into mining production, kilometers of roads, and megawatts of energy, among other development items,” said the It is born.

Source: Larepublica

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