PROINVERSIÓN RECEIVES NEW ORDER TO TENDER 16 ELECTRICAL PROJECTS FOR US$ 900 MILLION
Lima, February 5, 2025.- The Private Investment Promotion Agency – PROINVERSIÓN was commissioned by the Ministry of Energy and Mines – MINEM to promote and tender a new package of 16 electricity transmission projects and associated substations for US$ 896 million that will benefit 8 million inhabitants.
This group corresponds to the 2025-2034 Transmission Plan that will seek to strengthen the infrastructure of the National Interconnected Electric System and supply end users in 13 regions: Ayacucho, Cusco, Ica, Junín, La Libertad, Lambayeque, Lima, Madre de Dios, Piura, Puno, San Martín, Tacna and Ucayali.
Among the 16 projects are key initiatives such as the “500 kV Colectora-Bicentenario-Chilca link, extensions and associated substations”, “500 kV Miguel Grau - Pariñas link and 500/220 kV Pariñas Substation, extensions and associated substations”, “220 kV Tintaya Nueva - Nueva San Gabán link, extensions and associated substations” and “220 kV Miguel Grau - Sullana link, extensions and associated substations (ITC)”.
Regarding this new assignment, PROINVERSIÓN's Project Director, Anibal del Aguila, pointed out that the Transmission Connection Facilities (ITC) currently dominate the Transmission Plan, because they provide quality supply at the voltage level of distribution companies and will directly benefit end users.
The 2025-2034 Transmission Plan will be in force from January 1, 2025, to December 31, 2026 (MR No. 483-2024-MINEM/DM) through a centralized analysis that identifies the equipment requirements to guarantee the quality, reliability and economy of the system over a 10-year horizon, where it will recommend transmission works to meet future electricity demand.
Anibal del Aguila said that the national electricity system has reached maturity at different stages of infrastructure development: planning, promotion, execution, operation and maintenance.
Likewise, MINEM, in coordination with PROINVERSIÓN, will continue to promote electricity projects that seek to attract private investment through a Public-Private Partnership to strengthen the country's electricity capacity
In the last 25 months, PROINVERSIÓN awarded 21 transmission projects and electrical substations, for an investment amount of US$ 2266 billion, which will boost economic activities and benefit 14 million Peruvians. This package closed at the end of February with the award of Group 3, which includes four transmission projects for US$ 168 million.
Source: Press Release – PROINVERSIÓN