Potencial geotérmico peruano equivale al 50% de la electricidad que producimos - Peruvian geothermal potential equals 50% of the electricity we produce (Rumbo Minero)
EDC Peru plans to invest more than US $ 1 billion to build two geothermal plants in Arequipa and Moquegua that will initially produce 200 MW.
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“El Perú cuenta con un potencial geotérmico de más de 3,000 MW, que equivalen al 50% de la electricidad que se produce hoy en todo el país, gracias a nuestra estratégica ubicación sobre el Cinturón de Fuego del Pacífico”, sostuvo Franklin Acevedo, gerente general de
Energy Development Corporation Perú (EDC Perú), empresa especializada en geotermia que viene desarrollando proyectos en el sur del país.
(From Google Translate) "Peru has a geothermal potential of more than 3,000 MW, equivalent to 50% of the electricity produced today throughout the country, thanks to our strategic location on the Pacific Ring of Fire," said Franklin Acevedo, manager General of Energy Development Corporation Peru (EDC Peru), a geothermal company that has been developing projects in the south of the country.
