He Ministry of Energy and Mines (Minem) announced that, starting in November, the BonoGas program, which finances internal natural gas connections, will begin to be implemented in the Piura region, “allowing more Peruvian families to have clean energy at a lower cost.” On October 15, Minem, as Administrator of the Energy Social Inclusion Fund (FISE), […]
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Natural gas: Minem and Proinversión sign agreement to expand the network in Arequipa, Moquegua and Tacna
The Private Investment Promotion Agency (Proinvestment) and the Ministry of Energy and Mines (Minem) signed this Monday, November 13, the agreement for the development of the project ‘Furtherification of natural gas use – Distribution of natural gas through a pipeline network in the regions of Arequipa, Moquegua and Tacna’ and thus provide clean and economical […]
South West natural gas concession is reactivated in December
3 years ago, the Spanish company Naturgy withdrew from the south west concession that provided natural gas to Arequipa, Moquegua and Tacna, and led to the entry of Petroperú as temporary administrator. During that time, not a single residential, commercial or faucet installation was reconnected. Petroperú, by law, was only responsible for operating and maintaining […]
Natural gas: Minem launches network tender for 12,118 users in Arequipa, Moquegua and Tacna
As La República announced on October 23, the Ministry of Energy and Mines (Minem) announced the restart of the massification of natural gas in the regions of Arequipa, Moquegua and Tacnathrough projects financed with resources from the Energy Social Inclusion Fund (FISE). On October 31, the bidding process began so that companies that have “experience, […]
Natural gas: it will now be easier to import CNG tanks for vehicle conversions
The procedures for importing cylinders for the storage of natural gas were incorporated into the Single Window for Foreign Trade (VUCE), reported the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism (Mincetur). Through RM 301-2023-MINCETUR, the “Proof of compliance with the Technical Regulation on High Pressure Cylinders for Storage of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) used as fuel […]
Demand for CNG grows in Cusco and Camisea confirms the construction of a third tap
Pablo Campanacommercial manager of Large Customers of Pluspetrol, confirmed the construction of a third NGV tap in Cusco, after confirming, as anticipated last June, that vehicular demand for the fuel in the Imperial City went from 1,500 to more than 3,000 units . At the Perú Energía Sur event, Campana ratified the interest of the […]
Domestic connections: 8 out of 10 Peruvian families buy gas cylinders
At least two out of every 10 Peruvian households (22.6%) declare they have access to natural gas through domestic connections, meanwhile, 77.4% of the population purchases domestic gas cylinders, according to a study carried out by Kantar Worldpanel Division between August 23 and September 8 of this year. When checking the penetration of natural gas […]
Gas connections in south west concession will triple
The massification of natural gas in the south-west concession managed by Petroperú—after the untimely departure of the Spanish company Naturgy in 2020—could be postponed due to the delay in the bidding of the S/200 million budget granted by the central government for this purpose. Petroperú is not a concessionaire, but rather a temporary administrator since […]
Almost 3 million gas connections in the hands of Congress
More than 10 million Peruvians (between 2.5 and 3.3 million connections) in the south and north of the country could benefit from the massification of natural gas if the Congress resumes the debate on autograph 679, that proposed a level rate at the national levelaccording to a study presented by Promigás, a company that has […]
Electricity costs rose 480% in September
In August, 230% more diesel fuel was used for electricity generation in Peru compared to the same month last year, according to the report Main indicators of the electricity sector at the national level – September 2023. This, as a result of the water stress situation reported by the Economic Operation Committee of the National […]