Peru : Overcoming the Barriers to Hydropower

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...

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Main Author: World Bank
Format: ESMAP Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:
CO
CO2
GHG
LNG
NOX
OIL
PE
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/05/12664773/peru-overcoming-barriers-hydropower
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topic ACCESS TO FINANCING
ALLOCATION
APPROACH
ATMOSPHERE
AUCTION
AVAILABILITY
BALANCE
BOILERS
CALCULATION
CAPITAL COST
CAPITAL COSTS
CAPS
CARBON
CARBON CREDITS
CARBON DIOXIDE
CARBON ECONOMY
CARBON EXCHANGE
CARBON FINANCE
CARBON PRICES
CEMENT
CERTIFIED EMISSION REDUCTION
CERTIFIED EMISSION REDUCTIONS
CLEAN ENERGY
CLIMATE
CLIMATE CHANGE
CLIMATE SYSTEM
CO
CO2
COLORS
COMBUSTION
COMBUSTION TURBINES
COMMODITY MARKETS
COST ESTIMATES
COST OF GAS
COST-BENEFIT
CRUDE OIL
CRUDE OIL PRICE
DAMS
DEMAND CURVE
DEVELOPMENT OF HYDROPOWER
DIESEL
DISTRIBUTION LOSSES
DOMESTIC ENERGY
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
ECONOMIC BENEFITS
ECONOMIC COSTS
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ELECTRIC ENERGY
ELECTRIC POWER
ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION
ELECTRICITY
ELECTRICITY DEMAND
ELECTRICITY DEMAND GROWTH
ELECTRICITY GENERATION
ELECTRICITY PRICE
ELECTRICITY PRICES
ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION
ELECTRICITY SECTOR
ELECTRICITY SUPPLY
ELECTRICITY TARIFFS
EMISSION
ENERGY COSTS
ENERGY DATA
ENERGY MIX
ENERGY PLANNING
ENERGY POLICY
ENERGY PRICE
ENERGY PRICES
ENERGY PRODUCTION
ENERGY SECURITY
ENERGY STRATEGY
ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS
ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
EXCHANGE RATE
FEASIBILITY
FINANCIAL ANALYSIS
FINANCIAL CRISIS
FINANCIAL MARKETS
FLOODS
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
FOSSIL
FOSSIL FUELS
FREE MARKET
FUEL
FUTURE HYDROPOWER DEVELOPMENT
GAS DEVELOPMENT
GAS EXPLORATION
GAS FIELDS
GAS PLANTS
GAS PRICE
GAS SUPPLY
GAS TURBINE
GAS TURBINES
GENERATING CAPACITY
GENERATION SYSTEMS
GEOTHERMAL POWER
GEOTHERMAL POWER PLANTS
GHG
GLACIERS
GLOBAL RECESSION
GREENHOUSE
GREENHOUSE GAS
GREENHOUSE GASES
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES
HYDRO CAPACITY
HYDRO DEVELOPMENT
HYDRO GENERATION
HYDRO PLANT
HYDRO PLANTS
HYDRO PROJECT
HYDRO PROJECTS
HYDROELECTRIC DEVELOPMENT
HYDROELECTRIC GENERATION
HYDROELECTRIC PLANTS
HYDROELECTRIC POWER
HYDROELECTRIC PROJECTS
HYDROELECTRIC RESOURCES
HYDROELECTRICITY
HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE
HYDROLOGICAL DATA
HYDROLOGICAL INFORMATION
HYDROLOGY
HYDROPOWER
HYDROPOWER CAPACITY
HYDROPOWER DEVELOPMENT
HYDROPOWER GENERATION
HYDROPOWER INVESTMENT
HYDROPOWER PLANT
HYDROPOWER PLANTS
HYDROPOWER POTENTIAL
HYDROPOWER PROGRAM
HYDROPOWER PROJECT
HYDROPOWER PROJECTS
HYDROPOWER RESOURCES
IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
INCOME
INSURANCE
INTEREST RATE
INVESTMENT DECISIONS
INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES
IPCC
KILOWATT HOUR
KILOWATT-HOUR
LARGE HYDROPOWER
LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS
LNG
LONG-TERM FINANCING
MARGINAL ENERGY
MARGINAL PRICE
METEOROLOGY
NATIONAL GRID
NATURAL GAS
NATURAL GAS GENERATION
NATURAL GAS PRICE
NATURAL GAS PRICES
NATURAL GAS RESOURCES
NEGATIVE IMPACTS
NITROGEN
NITROGEN OXIDE
NOX
OCEANS
OIL
OIL PRICES
PE
PEAK DEMAND
PEAK GENERATION
PETROLEUM
PIPELINE
POLICY RESPONSE
POWER DEMAND
POWER GENERATION
POWER GENERATION SYSTEMS
POWER MIX
POWER PLANT
POWER PRODUCER
POWER REQUIREMENTS
POWER SECTOR
POWER SHORTAGES
POWER STATIONS
POWER SUPPLY
POWER SYSTEM
POWER SYSTEM PLANNING
POWER TRADE
PRECIPITATION
PRICE INCREASE
PRICE OF GAS
PRODUCTION OF ENERGY
RAIN
RAINFALL
RAW MATERIALS
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
RENEWABLE ENERGIES
RENEWABLE ENERGY
RENEWABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT
RENEWABLE TECHNOLOGIES
RESERVE MARGIN
RIVER BASIN
RIVER BASINS
ROLE OF HYDROPOWER
SCENARIOS
SMALL HYDROPOWER
SOURCE OF ELECTRICITY
SPOT MARKET
STEAM
STEAM TURBINES
SUPPLY CURVE
SUPPLY OF ELECTRICITY
SUSTAINABLE ENERGY
TAX INCENTIVES
TEMPERATURE
THERMAL PLANT
THERMAL POWER
THERMAL POWER GENERATION
THERMAL UNIT
TRANSMISSION CAPACITY
TRANSMISSION FACILITIES
TRANSMISSION LOSSES
TRANSMISSION SYSTEM
UNCERTAINTIES
WATER STORAGE
WATER SUPPLY
WEATHER PATTERNS
WIND
WIND POWER
WIND TURBINES
spellingShingle ACCESS TO FINANCING
ALLOCATION
APPROACH
ATMOSPHERE
AUCTION
AVAILABILITY
BALANCE
BOILERS
CALCULATION
CAPITAL COST
CAPITAL COSTS
CAPS
CARBON
CARBON CREDITS
CARBON DIOXIDE
CARBON ECONOMY
CARBON EXCHANGE
CARBON FINANCE
CARBON PRICES
CEMENT
CERTIFIED EMISSION REDUCTION
CERTIFIED EMISSION REDUCTIONS
CLEAN ENERGY
CLIMATE
CLIMATE CHANGE
CLIMATE SYSTEM
CO
CO2
COLORS
COMBUSTION
COMBUSTION TURBINES
COMMODITY MARKETS
COST ESTIMATES
COST OF GAS
COST-BENEFIT
CRUDE OIL
CRUDE OIL PRICE
DAMS
DEMAND CURVE
DEVELOPMENT OF HYDROPOWER
DIESEL
DISTRIBUTION LOSSES
DOMESTIC ENERGY
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
ECONOMIC BENEFITS
ECONOMIC COSTS
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ELECTRIC ENERGY
ELECTRIC POWER
ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION
ELECTRICITY
ELECTRICITY DEMAND
ELECTRICITY DEMAND GROWTH
ELECTRICITY GENERATION
ELECTRICITY PRICE
ELECTRICITY PRICES
ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION
ELECTRICITY SECTOR
ELECTRICITY SUPPLY
ELECTRICITY TARIFFS
EMISSION
ENERGY COSTS
ENERGY DATA
ENERGY MIX
ENERGY PLANNING
ENERGY POLICY
ENERGY PRICE
ENERGY PRICES
ENERGY PRODUCTION
ENERGY SECURITY
ENERGY STRATEGY
ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS
ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
EXCHANGE RATE
FEASIBILITY
FINANCIAL ANALYSIS
FINANCIAL CRISIS
FINANCIAL MARKETS
FLOODS
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
FOSSIL
FOSSIL FUELS
FREE MARKET
FUEL
FUTURE HYDROPOWER DEVELOPMENT
GAS DEVELOPMENT
GAS EXPLORATION
GAS FIELDS
GAS PLANTS
GAS PRICE
GAS SUPPLY
GAS TURBINE
GAS TURBINES
GENERATING CAPACITY
GENERATION SYSTEMS
GEOTHERMAL POWER
GEOTHERMAL POWER PLANTS
GHG
GLACIERS
GLOBAL RECESSION
GREENHOUSE
GREENHOUSE GAS
GREENHOUSE GASES
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES
HYDRO CAPACITY
HYDRO DEVELOPMENT
HYDRO GENERATION
HYDRO PLANT
HYDRO PLANTS
HYDRO PROJECT
HYDRO PROJECTS
HYDROELECTRIC DEVELOPMENT
HYDROELECTRIC GENERATION
HYDROELECTRIC PLANTS
HYDROELECTRIC POWER
HYDROELECTRIC PROJECTS
HYDROELECTRIC RESOURCES
HYDROELECTRICITY
HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE
HYDROLOGICAL DATA
HYDROLOGICAL INFORMATION
HYDROLOGY
HYDROPOWER
HYDROPOWER CAPACITY
HYDROPOWER DEVELOPMENT
HYDROPOWER GENERATION
HYDROPOWER INVESTMENT
HYDROPOWER PLANT
HYDROPOWER PLANTS
HYDROPOWER POTENTIAL
HYDROPOWER PROGRAM
HYDROPOWER PROJECT
HYDROPOWER PROJECTS
HYDROPOWER RESOURCES
IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
INCOME
INSURANCE
INTEREST RATE
INVESTMENT DECISIONS
INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES
IPCC
KILOWATT HOUR
KILOWATT-HOUR
LARGE HYDROPOWER
LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS
LNG
LONG-TERM FINANCING
MARGINAL ENERGY
MARGINAL PRICE
METEOROLOGY
NATIONAL GRID
NATURAL GAS
NATURAL GAS GENERATION
NATURAL GAS PRICE
NATURAL GAS PRICES
NATURAL GAS RESOURCES
NEGATIVE IMPACTS
NITROGEN
NITROGEN OXIDE
NOX
OCEANS
OIL
OIL PRICES
PE
PEAK DEMAND
PEAK GENERATION
PETROLEUM
PIPELINE
POLICY RESPONSE
POWER DEMAND
POWER GENERATION
POWER GENERATION SYSTEMS
POWER MIX
POWER PLANT
POWER PRODUCER
POWER REQUIREMENTS
POWER SECTOR
POWER SHORTAGES
POWER STATIONS
POWER SUPPLY
POWER SYSTEM
POWER SYSTEM PLANNING
POWER TRADE
PRECIPITATION
PRICE INCREASE
PRICE OF GAS
PRODUCTION OF ENERGY
RAIN
RAINFALL
RAW MATERIALS
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
RENEWABLE ENERGIES
RENEWABLE ENERGY
RENEWABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT
RENEWABLE TECHNOLOGIES
RESERVE MARGIN
RIVER BASIN
RIVER BASINS
ROLE OF HYDROPOWER
SCENARIOS
SMALL HYDROPOWER
SOURCE OF ELECTRICITY
SPOT MARKET
STEAM
STEAM TURBINES
SUPPLY CURVE
SUPPLY OF ELECTRICITY
SUSTAINABLE ENERGY
TAX INCENTIVES
TEMPERATURE
THERMAL PLANT
THERMAL POWER
THERMAL POWER GENERATION
THERMAL UNIT
TRANSMISSION CAPACITY
TRANSMISSION FACILITIES
TRANSMISSION LOSSES
TRANSMISSION SYSTEM
UNCERTAINTIES
WATER STORAGE
WATER SUPPLY
WEATHER PATTERNS
WIND
WIND POWER
WIND TURBINES
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Peru : Overcoming the Barriers to Hydropower
geographic_facet Latin America & Caribbean
Peru
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description 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 a virtual moratorium on hydropower development as a result of the very low price of natural gas (below economic cost). With the development of export markets for gas and increased attention to the impacts of climate change, the Government has recently begun to pay renewed attention to hydropower. Recent developments include: (a) introduction of accelerated depreciation for hydropower investments; (b) introduction of a "discount" to permit hydropower to compete with gas-fired plants in auctions; and (c) announcement of a special hydropower auction to be held in 2009 by ProInversion, the state agency for promoting private investment. The intention of this report is to assist the GOP in assessing the potential role of hydropower in the sector and the measures that could be taken to encourage its continued development as appropriate. The study was done at a particularly challenging time. First, there was considerable volatility in energy prices and investment costs, which needed to be incorporated into the analysis. Second, financial markets were in disarray and it was difficult to predict when conditions were likely to normalize. Third, the GOP recently introduced many new policies and regulatory measures through supreme decrees that are changing the regulatory system and may interact in unexpected ways.
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author World Bank
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title Peru : Overcoming the Barriers to Hydropower
title_short Peru : Overcoming the Barriers to Hydropower
title_full Peru : Overcoming the Barriers to Hydropower
title_fullStr Peru : Overcoming the Barriers to Hydropower
title_full_unstemmed Peru : Overcoming the Barriers to Hydropower
title_sort peru : overcoming the barriers to hydropower
publisher Washington, DC
publishDate 2014
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/05/12664773/peru-overcoming-barriers-hydropower
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17528
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spelling okr-10986-175282021-04-23T14:03:38Z Peru : Overcoming the Barriers to Hydropower World Bank ACCESS TO FINANCING ALLOCATION APPROACH ATMOSPHERE AUCTION AVAILABILITY BALANCE BOILERS CALCULATION CAPITAL COST CAPITAL COSTS CAPS CARBON CARBON CREDITS CARBON DIOXIDE CARBON ECONOMY CARBON EXCHANGE CARBON FINANCE CARBON PRICES CEMENT CERTIFIED EMISSION REDUCTION CERTIFIED EMISSION REDUCTIONS CLEAN ENERGY CLIMATE CLIMATE CHANGE CLIMATE SYSTEM CO CO2 COLORS COMBUSTION COMBUSTION TURBINES COMMODITY MARKETS COST ESTIMATES COST OF GAS COST-BENEFIT CRUDE OIL CRUDE OIL PRICE DAMS DEMAND CURVE DEVELOPMENT OF HYDROPOWER DIESEL DISTRIBUTION LOSSES DOMESTIC ENERGY ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC ANALYSIS ECONOMIC BENEFITS ECONOMIC COSTS ECONOMIC GROWTH ELECTRIC ENERGY ELECTRIC POWER ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION ELECTRICITY ELECTRICITY DEMAND ELECTRICITY DEMAND GROWTH ELECTRICITY GENERATION ELECTRICITY PRICE ELECTRICITY PRICES ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION ELECTRICITY SECTOR ELECTRICITY SUPPLY ELECTRICITY TARIFFS EMISSION ENERGY COSTS ENERGY DATA ENERGY MIX ENERGY PLANNING ENERGY POLICY ENERGY PRICE ENERGY PRICES ENERGY PRODUCTION ENERGY SECURITY ENERGY STRATEGY ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION EXCHANGE RATE FEASIBILITY FINANCIAL ANALYSIS FINANCIAL CRISIS FINANCIAL MARKETS FLOODS FOREIGN EXCHANGE FOSSIL FOSSIL FUELS FREE MARKET FUEL FUTURE HYDROPOWER DEVELOPMENT GAS DEVELOPMENT GAS EXPLORATION GAS FIELDS GAS PLANTS GAS PRICE GAS SUPPLY GAS TURBINE GAS TURBINES GENERATING CAPACITY GENERATION SYSTEMS GEOTHERMAL POWER GEOTHERMAL POWER PLANTS GHG GLACIERS GLOBAL RECESSION GREENHOUSE GREENHOUSE GAS GREENHOUSE GASES GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES HYDRO CAPACITY HYDRO DEVELOPMENT HYDRO GENERATION HYDRO PLANT HYDRO PLANTS HYDRO PROJECT HYDRO PROJECTS HYDROELECTRIC DEVELOPMENT HYDROELECTRIC GENERATION HYDROELECTRIC PLANTS HYDROELECTRIC POWER HYDROELECTRIC PROJECTS HYDROELECTRIC RESOURCES HYDROELECTRICITY HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE HYDROLOGICAL DATA HYDROLOGICAL INFORMATION HYDROLOGY HYDROPOWER HYDROPOWER CAPACITY HYDROPOWER DEVELOPMENT HYDROPOWER GENERATION HYDROPOWER INVESTMENT HYDROPOWER PLANT HYDROPOWER PLANTS HYDROPOWER POTENTIAL HYDROPOWER PROGRAM HYDROPOWER PROJECT HYDROPOWER PROJECTS HYDROPOWER RESOURCES IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE INCOME INSURANCE INTEREST RATE INVESTMENT DECISIONS INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IPCC KILOWATT HOUR KILOWATT-HOUR LARGE HYDROPOWER LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS LNG LONG-TERM FINANCING MARGINAL ENERGY MARGINAL PRICE METEOROLOGY NATIONAL GRID NATURAL GAS NATURAL GAS GENERATION NATURAL GAS PRICE NATURAL GAS PRICES NATURAL GAS RESOURCES NEGATIVE IMPACTS NITROGEN NITROGEN OXIDE NOX OCEANS OIL OIL PRICES PE PEAK DEMAND PEAK GENERATION PETROLEUM PIPELINE POLICY RESPONSE POWER DEMAND POWER GENERATION POWER GENERATION SYSTEMS POWER MIX POWER PLANT POWER PRODUCER POWER REQUIREMENTS POWER SECTOR POWER SHORTAGES POWER STATIONS POWER SUPPLY POWER SYSTEM POWER SYSTEM PLANNING POWER TRADE PRECIPITATION PRICE INCREASE PRICE OF GAS PRODUCTION OF ENERGY RAIN RAINFALL RAW MATERIALS REGULATORY FRAMEWORK RENEWABLE ENERGIES RENEWABLE ENERGY RENEWABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT RENEWABLE TECHNOLOGIES RESERVE MARGIN RIVER BASIN RIVER BASINS ROLE OF HYDROPOWER SCENARIOS SMALL HYDROPOWER SOURCE OF ELECTRICITY SPOT MARKET STEAM STEAM TURBINES SUPPLY CURVE SUPPLY OF ELECTRICITY SUSTAINABLE ENERGY TAX INCENTIVES TEMPERATURE THERMAL PLANT THERMAL POWER THERMAL POWER GENERATION THERMAL UNIT TRANSMISSION CAPACITY TRANSMISSION FACILITIES TRANSMISSION LOSSES TRANSMISSION SYSTEM UNCERTAINTIES WATER STORAGE WATER SUPPLY WEATHER PATTERNS WIND WIND POWER WIND TURBINES 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 a virtual moratorium on hydropower development as a result of the very low price of natural gas (below economic cost). With the development of export markets for gas and increased attention to the impacts of climate change, the Government has recently begun to pay renewed attention to hydropower. Recent developments include: (a) introduction of accelerated depreciation for hydropower investments; (b) introduction of a "discount" to permit hydropower to compete with gas-fired plants in auctions; and (c) announcement of a special hydropower auction to be held in 2009 by ProInversion, the state agency for promoting private investment. The intention of this report is to assist the GOP in assessing the potential role of hydropower in the sector and the measures that could be taken to encourage its continued development as appropriate. The study was done at a particularly challenging time. First, there was considerable volatility in energy prices and investment costs, which needed to be incorporated into the analysis. Second, financial markets were in disarray and it was difficult to predict when conditions were likely to normalize. Third, the GOP recently introduced many new policies and regulatory measures through supreme decrees that are changing the regulatory system and may interact in unexpected ways. 2014-03-31T20:23:06Z 2014-03-31T20:23:06Z 2010-05 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/05/12664773/peru-overcoming-barriers-hydropower http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17528 English en_US Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP) reports; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ Washington, DC Publications & Research :: ESMAP Paper Publications & Research Latin America & Caribbean Peru