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Peru natural gas supply and expansion challenges

Overview

Peru is facing significant challenges regarding its natural gas sector, involving both infrastructure expansion and resource availability. Promigas reports a notable slowdown in the expansion of natural gas services, with new user connections dropping to approximately 147,000 in 2025 from 279,000 in 2024. This deceleration is attributed to tariff revision processes that Promigas claims lack technical-legal support and undermine sector predictability.

Simultaneously, the availability of natural gas from the critical Camisea field has decreased by half over the last decade. Former Minister of Energy and Mines Carlos Herrera Descalzi noted that no significant new deposits have been discovered in over 40 years. While natural gas currently generates 40% of the country's electricity and provides substantial cost savings for households and transport, the depletion of Camisea poses a risk. Minister of Energy and Mines Guillermo Shinno has proposed a plan to expand gas distribution to all 24 regions within five years through increased exploration and new developments.

Entities

Peru · Carlos Herrera Descalzi · Guillermo Shinno · Camisea · Contugas

Claims

What the coverage asserts, and how many sources carry each claim.

[● 3 SOURCES] Camisea natural gas availability has been reduced by half in ten years. cuscopost.pe · investiga.pe · elbuho.pe
[● 3 SOURCES] The Camisea resource generates 40% of Peru's electricity. cuscopost.pe · investiga.pe · elbuho.pe
[● 3 SOURCES] Replacing gas with diesel for electricity could increase costs tenfold. cuscopost.pe · investiga.pe · elbuho.pe
[● 3 SOURCES] Only 110 of the 1,893 districts in Peru have access to natural gas. cuscopost.pe · investiga.pe · elbuho.pe
[● 3 SOURCES] Minister Guillermo Shinno aims for all 24 regions to have gas distribution within five years. cuscopost.pe · investiga.pe · elbuho.pe

Timeline

3 days ago

[BUSINESS] 4 sources
Camisea natural gas availability halved in ten years
Peru's Camisea natural gas availability has dropped by half in ten years, threatening the 40% of national electricity it generates and impacting household and transport costs.
14 days ago

[BUSINESS] 4 sources
Promigas reports slowdown in Peru natural gas expansion
Promigas reports that natural gas expansion in Peru slowed in 2025 due to tariff revision issues affecting several concessions, including Gases del Pacífico and Cálidda.

Sources

cuscopost.pe · elbuho.pe · investiga.pe · jornada.com.pe