Energy Planning: Are companies in Peru are trying with energy efficiency?

Although energy efficiency is not a priority issue in Peru, at least 400 companies has achieved some level of environmental efficiency that involves savings and the generation of new markets. Jorge Villena, a consultant of the Ministry of Environment in Peru, said these companies have eco-efficient programs that apply on its water management, energy, waste or others[1].

I would like to mention the case of Cementos Lima, a cement plant located in Lima. Last October I had the opportunity to interview as a journalist the people in charge of the Corporate and Social Responsibility area of this company. They told me that in the year 2007, Cementos Lima decided to use natural gas instead of coal for cement manufacturing. This drove the company to reduce in  more than 25% its green gases emissions since this new energy matrix began to operate. For this reason, Cementos Lima became the first company in Peru that uses natural gas as a main energy source.

Another important improvement in Cementos Lima was to replace the way they transport bulk cement and other raw materials from its plant in Villa Maria del Triunfo to the port in Villa El Salvador Conchan. For this purpose they started to use an underground conveyor that permitted the company to reduce by 100% their emissions of gases and dust they used to spread to the environment before.

To change their energy matrix the company had to invest 200 million dollars. This included the construction of a Wastewater Treatment plant, the underground conveyor and other technologies. Being more efficient allowed Cements Lima to reduce in 30% its water consumption; 10% its thermal energy consumption and in 20% the electricity the company need to manufacture cement.

What more is happening in Peru?

According to the Environmental Ministry in Pery, at least 150 food industry companies are trying to be more efficient with its energy consumption in order to achieve international certifications that open the doors of the most demanding consumers.

Another sector with a good development is construction. Today in Peru we can see two or three buildings that have developed green technologies, and at least 30 or 40 buildings that have been established beforehand energy savings. This is the case of Los Delfines Hotel in Lima that changed their water taps in all their room so instead of throwing 12 liters of water per minute now they are only 4 liters. And they also added savings in electrical energy use and improved waste management, resulting in annual savings of $ 300 per room. In fact, other 8 or 9 hotels had also followed the same process of being more efficient with its energy consumption.

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