Publication: Peru Opportunities and Challenges of Small Hydropower Development
Date
2011-03
ISSN
Published
2011-03
Author(s)
Meier, Peter
Zolezzi, Eduardo H.
Bogach, Susan V.
Muir, Terence
Bazex, Karen
Abstract
Peru is favored by a stable and growing
economy and the availability of indigenous sources of energy
for electricity generation, including hydro and natural gas.
The Peruvian electricity sector is among the few in Latin
America and Caribbean (LAC) that has not confronted a crisis
in recent years. The power sector in Peru was reformed and
restructured between 1991 and 1993, followed by a
privatization and concession process. A modern legal and
regulatory framework was established in the electricity
concessions law of 1992-93. This report contains the
following chapters: (1) introduction; (2) resource potential
and technical capacity for development of small hydropower
in Peru; (3) economic and financial viability of small hydro
development in Peru; (4) institutional and regulatory
environment; (5) identification of barriers to small
hydropower development and mitigation measures; (6)
international experience with small hydropower development;
and finally (7) conclusions and recommendations.
Citation
“Meier, Peter; Zolezzi, Eduardo H.; Bogach, Susan V.; Muir, Terence; Bazex, Karen. 2011. Peru Opportunities and Challenges of Small Hydropower Development. ESMAP formal report;no. 340/11. © World Bank, Washington, DC. http://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/17500 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”