#Peru

The planned projects will benefit residents of the Ica and Arequipa regions of Peru and will facilitate the development of more than 10 GW of renewable energy.

This will finance the implementation of the Ecuadorian side of the power interconnection system between Ecuador and Peru.

Acciona Energia has connected its first renewable energy project in Peru to the National Interconnected Electricity System (SEIN) grid.

Peru, Lima: The Private Investment Promotion Agency (PROINVERSIÓN) plans to award the Piura Nueva – Frontera Substation 500 kV transmission line project in July 2023.

Ecuador: IDB energy expert José Ramón Gómez estimates the power interconnection between Ecuador and Peru will start operating in December 2026.

Peru, Lima: The Private Investment Promotion Agency (ProInversión) has announced it will award 10 power transmission projects worth $1.1 B in 2023.

Peru, Cajamarca: On 20 November, the Central Government inaugurated the Duna y Huambos wind project, in the province of Chota, Cajamarca region.

Peru, Lima: Engie Energía Perú (EEP) has finalized a deal with Cosapi for part of the power dispatch component of the $300 M, 260 MW Punta Lomitas wind project.

Peru: A planned new transmission line is expected to produce around $20 M in savings initially each year for Chilean and Peruvian grids, a figure that would edge up and eventually reach $50 M per year in savings.

Peru: Studies are scheduled to begin in the coming months into the planned power interconnection between Ecuador and Peru which have been laying the groundwork for the potential link.

Terna has hired Spanish bank Santander to seek investors that could bring cash into its transmission businesses in Brazil, Peru and Uruguay.

Switzerland, Zurich: ABB has secured a contract worth around $25 million from Colombia’s Interconexión Eléctrica S.A. E.S.P. (ISA) to deliver 54 shunt reactors.