Hydropower has been the major source of electricity in Peru, traditionally supplying more than 80 percent of electricity requirements, and serving as a source of independent generation for major mines and industries. With the development of natural gas in the early 1990s, and the opening of the Camisea pipeline, the Government of Peru's (GOP's) attention turned to providing incentives for the use of natural gas in power generation. This resulted in...
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2010/05/01
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ESMAP Paper
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2010/08/18
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Peru - Overcoming the barriers to hydropower
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Hydropower
Citation
Crousillat,Enrique O.; Bogach,Victoria Susan.
Peru - Overcoming the barriers to hydropower (English). Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/942071468070135038