How energy-efficient devices for electrical development
“In less than ten years i.e. in 2018, the incorporation of energy efficient devices could slow the growth of electricity demand, achieving reductions in the order of 600 megawatts (MW),” said the Directorate General for Energy Efficiency (DGSE), Ministry of Energy and Mines of Peru (MEM).
The head of the DGSE, Luis Hero, said this would not be the only benefit, as this would also avoid the emission of 35 million tons of greenhouse gases produced by burning fossil fuels for electricity generation.
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And is that because the country’s energy supply by 73% dependent on fossil fuels such as oil (51%), natural gas liquids (17%) and coal (5%), which are being looking not only pollutants but also expensive because they depend on international prices, the DGSE has designed a plan to boost renewable energy sources and energy efficiency.
He explained that energy efficiency itself constitutes a new source of energy as to reduce the volume of current consumption would also reduce the amount invested to import oil.
That is why he said Hero Azalea, projected that the sector as part of an ongoing process to improve the activities related to the generation / production, transportation, processing, distribution, marketing and use of energy sources over the next eight years could reduce national energy consumption by 15%.
“Making a calculation based on current, we can see that the annual savings to be gained in 10 years would be approximately 5 000 300 million U.S. dollars, with an estimated investment of 670 million U.S. dollars (an approximate ratio of 8 to 1)” said the head of the DGSE noting that the benefits go to the care of the environment.