The Private Investment Promotion Agency (PROINVERSIÓN) has issued a tender for the concession of five (5) electricity transmission projects located in the regions of San Martín, Arequipa, Lambayeque and Piura, Peru.

The US$164.5 million transmission project is grouped into two (2) groups, these are as follows:

Group I

• Link 500 kV San José – Yarabamba (Arequipa) with an investment of  US$27 million;
• ITC Link 220 kV Piura Nueva – Colán (Piura), for US$48.8 million;
• ITC Link 220 kV Belaunde Terry – North Tarapoto, (San Martín), for US$50 million.

Group II

• ITC SE Lambayeque Norte 220 kV with sectioning of the TL 220 kV Chiclayo Oeste – La Niña/Felam (Lambayeque), for US$ 26 million;
• 220/60/22.9 kV Piura Este substation (Piura), for US$11.7 million.

The project will benefit more than 3 million people by providing greater electrical energy transfer capacity that will boost industrial, commercial and service activities.