The Distribuz Group, made up of public electricity marketing and distribution companies, announced that in the next decade it plans to invest S/5,000 million, of which S/1,000 million will be used in the next three years, for projects in 11 regions from the country.
There are four state companies that make up this group, including Electronoroeste, Electronorte, Hidrandina and Electrocentro, which cover the regions of Tumbes, Piura, Cajamarca, Lambayeque, La Libertad, Áncash, Huánuco, Pasco, Junín, Huancavelica and Ayacucho.
In this regard, the president of the group, Arturo Vásquez, reported that in the last five years they have connected 450,000 users and that starting next year they expect to grow at a rate of 7%.
“There is a lot of demand for energy in the regions, not only from residences but also from businesses that are looking for additional energy for their businesses,” he said.
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He indicated that so far they have almost three million customers, which represent 34% of all electricity consumers in Peru, and they plan to incorporate 95,000 customers by 2023.
On the other hand, he stated that the National Fund for Financing State Business Activity (Fonafe) is currently promoting the establishment of long-term financing mechanisms for state-owned companies, which would enable lines of credit through the Banco de la Nación or bilateral institutions such as the World Bank or the Inter-American Development Bank.
