The World Bank approved the expansion of the Productive Use of Electricity (UPE) project to remote areas in seven departments of Peru, following the success of the Cusco, Junin and Lima pilots, the Ministry of Energy and Mines reported.
The General Directorate of Rural Electrification (DGER) of MEM explained that Piura and Tumbes departments are benefited in the electrified rural area of the Empresa Regional de Servicio Público de Electricidad Electro Noroeste (Enosa).
Meanwhile, Lambayeque and San Ignacio, Jaen, Cutervo, Santa Cruz, Chota provinces, as well as and Hualgayoc in Cajamarca department are benefited in the electrified area of Electricidad del Norte (ENSA) electricity distribution company.
Also, other provinces of Cajamarca, such as Contumaza, Celendin, San Marcos and Cajabamba, are in the electrified rural area of Electro Norte Medio (Hidrandina).
In addition, the expansion project includes Ancash department in the electrified rural area of Electro Norte Medio and Ucayali in the one of Electro Ucayali.
He said that UPE aims is to achieve a more intensive use of electricity in electrified rural communities to help increase productivity and provide other benefits to businesses, improving the quality of life in rural communities by having better incomes. (Andina)
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