Peru’s Ministry of Energy and Mines (MEM) has awarded rural electricity transmission concession to local power system operator Empresa de Administracion de Infraestructura Electrica (Adinelsa) to deliver electricity service in the Lima region.
According to a resolution issued today, MEM’s General Directorate for Electricity awarded Adinelsa the concession to distribute energy generated from rural electrification project named Pequeño Sistema Eléctrico Santa Leonor.
Such a project comprises districts of Picoy and Huancahuasi, located in Santa Leonor and Pachangara, in the provinces of Huaura and Oyón, respectively.
To that end, the applicant had to achieve the rural electrification system target set on July 30, 2012, in accordance with the requirements laid down in Article 30 of the Ley General de Electrificación Rural (General Law on Rural Electrification).
Adinelsa is a state company with responsibility for the supply and distribution of electricity in rural and remote areas, as well as areas of poverty and extreme poverty, in Peru.
The company began operations in 1998, and its installations include small electrical systems, distribution networks, secondary transmission lines and small central hydropower plants in 20 of the 24 regions of the country, providing service to a total of 146,500 customers.
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Published: 8/6/2014