The Role of the State in Large-Scale Hydropower Development
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Figure 10. Perú – Electricity Sales by Sector (GWh). From MINEM, 2010b 35,000 30,000 25,000 20,000 15,000 10,000 5,000 -
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Large electricity consumers who set contracts directly with generators and distributors conform Perú’s “free” electricity market and represent 46% of overall demand. In 2008, mining activities consumed 54.3% of demand. The largest user is Southern Perú Copper Corporation (SPCC), which is also the largest copper mine in the country; the 10 largest users, of which six were mining companies, three were smelting/metallurgical industries, and one was a cement company, represented electricity consumption of about 6,310 GWh in 2008 (one-half of total consumption of large users). (WB - ESMAP, 2010) Chile Unlike Perú, Chile’s economic growth and its demand needs shrunk following the global financial crisis. The country is just beginning to recover its demand growth trajectories— approximately 7-8% per year. The country’s geography contributes to clusters of activity in electricity markets. There are two main electricity networks: the Central Interconnected System (SIC), which represents 76% of all installed capacity and delivers power to over 90% of the country’s population; and the Great North Interconnected System (SING), representing 23% of total capacity and supplying almost 90% of power to mining operations. The SIC has over 12GW of installed capacity for generation; Endesa holds 28%, Colbún 19%, and AES Gener 10% of total. (IEA, 2009) Two smaller networks exist to the south of the SIC, not yet !
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