During his speech before the plenary session of Congress, the President of the Council of Ministers Alberto Otárola explained the Government’s policy, where he announced that the government will promote mining, focusing on monitoring and unlocking nine large productive projects that represent a portfolio of 10,555 million dollars.
In addition, he referred to the widespread adoption of natural gas and said that the Ministry of Energy and Mines (MINEM) will promote the expansion of the current natural gas network, with an investment of 491 million soles so that 110,000 homes can access a cheaper and less polluting fuel.
“The government will promote the Natural Gas Mass Use project through a network of pipelines in two producing regions: Cusco and Ucayali, and five high Andean regions: Ayacucho, Huancavelica, Junín, Apurímac and Puno. Likewise, it will manage and promote the development of the Arequipa region. It is our purpose that, in July 2024, the populations of Ayacucho, Cusco, Ucayali, Apurímac, Huancavelica, Junín and Puno have the natural gas service,” he pointed out.
Likewise, he announced that the South Gas Pipeline project will be reactivated so that it can be executed and completed as conceived, allowing the development of a Petrochemical Complex, which includes fertilizers and also thermoelectric plants, reinvigorating mass programs for the south coast of the country.
Otárola also reported that, by July 2024, natural gas coverage will be reached in 2 million connected homes. He said that currently, there are more than 1.8 million homes, distributed in Lima, Callao, Ica, Áncash, La Libertad, Lambayeque, Cajamarca, Arequipa, Moquegua, Tacna and Piura, whose members enjoy the benefits of this cheap and clean fuel.
He added that, until December 2022, 370,000 vehicles were converted to CNG. More than 68,000 vehicles were financed by the NGV Savings program, and it is expected that by July 2024 an additional coverage of 150,000 vehicle conversions will be achieved in nine regions of the country: Lima, Callao, Ica, La Libertad, Cusco, Junín, Lambayeque, Piura and Ancash.
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Source: MINEM
