How much power does Peru have?

According to a study published by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA, 2014) Peru has a potential of 69,445 MW of hydroelectric power; 22,500 MW of wind power, located mainly on the Peruvian coast; 3,000 MW of geothermal power, and a solar energy power with average daily irradiance of 250W/m 2.

Should Peru raise its energy goal with RER?

In successive statements by the Ministers of Energy and Mines, it was constantly said that Peru should raise its goal of electricity generation with RER, from 5 to 15% by 2030. Let us remember that the goal of 5% was established in DL 1002 of 2008, where it was also said that new goals would be established for future years. But this did not happen.

Are renewable energies a problem in Peru?

According to statements by the president of the Sociedad Peruana de Energías Renovables (2021)11: “There is a lot of opposition, unfortunately, to renewable energies taking a predominant or, at least, significant role in the Peruvian electricity sector.

Is the RER A reliable source of power in Peru?

Peruvian regulations establish that, as it is an intermittent resource, in many cases these generators have a null degree of control over their generation capacity, so they should not receive a payment for power and therefore it is stated that the RER they are unreliable 10.

What are the energy policy objectives of Peru?

The same happened with Bill 6953 of 2021, which was not approved by the Commission of Energy and Mines of the Congress of Peru, as analyzed before. For this reason, energy policy objectives should aim, on the one hand, at recovering the State's capacity to decide the structure of our energy matrix in the long term.

Does Peru have a power reserve margin?

This means that Peru has a particularly important power reserve margin. The installed capacity of 15,223 MW (Fig. 2) is composed of efficient and inefficient generation. Efficient generation, as defined by the COES, comes from hydroelectric plants, natural gas plants and RER. Inefficient generation comes mainly from diesel thermal power plants.