The companies that stood out for their sales to end-consumers were: Luz del Sur (21%), Edelnor (21%), Enersur (9%), Edegel (8%), Electroperú (5%), Public distribution companies supply electricity to 55% of the existing clients, with the remaining 45% in hands of the private utilities. As a result, the level of reserves in the National Interconnected System (SEIN) increased at average rates of 23.2%. 207 p.MEM-DGE.2010. Republica del Peru. Lima, Perú. The high level of investment led to annual average increases in installed capacity of 9.2%, a rate that was not matched by the increase in demand, which increased at only 4.7% per year on average. In 2006, there were 6 purely transmission companies that participated in electricity transmission in Perú: Red de Energía del Perú S.A. (REPSA), with 28% of the transmission lines; and Consorcio Energético Huancavelica (CONENHUA), Consorcio Transmantaro S.A. (S.A. Transmantaro), Eteselva S.R.L, Interconexión Eléctrica ISA Perú (ISAPERU) and Red Eléctrica del Sur.S.A.

Today, private companies dominate the generation sector with almost 70% of capacity in their hands.

In 1972, the The structural reform process that started in 1992 under the government of President Private companies emerging from the 1992 reforms made substantial investment commitments that were fulfilled in the following years.

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According to national statistics, the poorest depa… Chief among them are the still very low level of access in rural areas and the untapped potential of some renewable energies, in particular The current electricity generation capacity is evenly divided between thermal and The National Interconnected System (SEIN) serves 85% of the connected population, with several “isolated” systems covering the rest of the country. Eschborn, Germany. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population.It is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It includes a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.It is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin.It refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. The poorest households expend approximately 13.63 Soles on buying fuelwood contrary to the richest households which expend approximately 35.98 Soles monthly approximately.The off-grid use of electricity (generators, car batteries, and others) in the Peruvian rural area is expensive. Energy expenditures in the Andean region, in which the poorest country´s departments are located, their energy expenditure accounts for 10% to 12% of the total household expenditure in contrast with the Coastal region, which accounts for 8% to 10% percent of total household expenditure.Although household energy expenditure varies significantly between financially better-off households and poorer households, on average the total monthly cash expenditure for all types of energy used is estimated to be 9.7% of total household cash expenditures. One important issue deterring electricity distribution companies from investing in rural electrification is the fact that they hold concession areas concentrated in small areas around urban centers and are only under the obligation to meet service requests within 100 meters of the existing network.To expand coverage, the Government of Peru has been spending an average of US$40–50 million per year in the last ten years for electrification. (REDESUR), with 15% of the lines. The new fuel mix that will include natural gas as an integral element is being undertaken in accordance with the “Plan Nacional de Transformación de la …
In recent years, there have been two laws passed by Congress (the Law for Electrification of Rural and Isolated or Frontier Areas in 2002 and the Law to Regulate the Promotion of Private Investment in Rural Electrification in 2004) but neither of them has been implemented due to conflicts with provisions in other laws.In 2006, the average residential tariff in Peru was US$0.1046 per kWh,In the unregulated market, the average tariff for final customers was US$0.0558 per kWh for the electricity supplied directly from the generators and US$0.0551 per kWh for the electricity supplied by distribution companies.Law No. In 2008, 14 companies generated electricity for the market four of them accounted for 72.5% of the total capacity:Electroperú dominates hydroelectric production, with 28% of the total, while EDEGEL leads thermal generation with 18% of the total.The National Electric Interconnected System (SEIN) is formed by transmission lines of 220 kV, 138 kV and 60 kV rated voltage.Peru has two main power transmission grids, one covering the north and centre parts of the country, the other serving the south.