Peru has always been such a sacred place.
People from all over the world travel there to
find themselves, have a spiritual journey or just
enjoy the majesty of the country.
Now, the country of Peru aims to provide free
electricity to over 2 million of its poorest
residents by harnessing the power of the sun.
Jorge Merino, the Energy and Mining Minister of
Peru, says that the National Photovoltaic
Household Electrification Program will provide
electricity to poor households through the
installation of photovoltaic panels.
As reported by the Latin America Herald Tribune ,
the first part of the initiative is to provide solar
systems to 500,000 extremely poor households
in areas that lack even basic access to the
power grid. The program will provide a massive
opportunity for domestic solar installers, and
Merino has said that bidding for the contract
will open later this year to fix the rest of the
panels.
First started in Contumaza, a province in the
northeastern region of Cajamarca, the project
has already allowed 1,601 solar panels to be
installed.
According to the energy minister, when the
project is finished, the scheme will allow 95% of
Peru to have access to electricity by the end of
2016, whereas at present, only 66% of the
country’s population has access.
Said Merine:
“This program is aimed at the poorest
people, those who lack access to electric
lighting and still use oil lamps, spending
their own resources to pay for fuels that
harm their health.”
This commendable project certainly makes one
ponder the possibilities for more prosperous
countries if Peru can accomplish this feat for its
people.
People from all over the world travel there to
find themselves, have a spiritual journey or just
enjoy the majesty of the country.
Now, the country of Peru aims to provide free
electricity to over 2 million of its poorest
residents by harnessing the power of the sun.
Jorge Merino, the Energy and Mining Minister of
Peru, says that the National Photovoltaic
Household Electrification Program will provide
electricity to poor households through the
installation of photovoltaic panels.
As reported by the Latin America Herald Tribune ,
the first part of the initiative is to provide solar
systems to 500,000 extremely poor households
in areas that lack even basic access to the
power grid. The program will provide a massive
opportunity for domestic solar installers, and
Merino has said that bidding for the contract
will open later this year to fix the rest of the
panels.
First started in Contumaza, a province in the
northeastern region of Cajamarca, the project
has already allowed 1,601 solar panels to be
installed.
According to the energy minister, when the
project is finished, the scheme will allow 95% of
Peru to have access to electricity by the end of
2016, whereas at present, only 66% of the
country’s population has access.
Said Merine:
“This program is aimed at the poorest
people, those who lack access to electric
lighting and still use oil lamps, spending
their own resources to pay for fuels that
harm their health.”
This commendable project certainly makes one
ponder the possibilities for more prosperous
countries if Peru can accomplish this feat for its
people.
its worth it
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