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Power plants in Peru

32 power-plant records · 7,432 MW reported capacity

  • Hydro 44%
  • Gas 28%
  • Solar 19%
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Peru at a glance

Power-plant records
32
Reported capacity
7,432 MW
Renewable electricity (2024)
60.1%
Most records
Hydro, Gas
Grid operator
COES
Capital
Lima

Records by technology

Counts records, not generation share · coverage & dates

Reported capacity is the rated size of the listed installations, not electricity being produced now. Source dates and coverage differ, so newer facilities may be absent and historical records may remain.

How electricity works in Peru

Wholesale marketCompetitive generation, regulated retail

Hydro and Camisea gas supply most power, with growing wind and solar.

  1. GenerationGenerators bid into a market
  2. TransmissionSystem operator dispatches
  3. DistributionRegulated distributors
  4. CustomersRegulated tariffs

Who regulates

Who controls the grid

COES dispatches the national grid; transmission is owned by private concessions and distribution by private and state companies.

Markets & power exchanges

  • COESShort-term (spot) market operator

Regional grid

Not part of a larger synchronous grid or regional power pool.

What does “Wholesale market” mean?

Power plants compete to sell electricity in a wholesale market or pool, dispatched by a system operator. Most consumers still buy from a regulated distribution company at approved tariffs.

References reviewed 2026-09-29. Logos are each organisation’s own site icon, shown to identify it. Selected organisations, not an exhaustive list of licence holders.

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ELECTRICITY IN 2024

How Peru generates electricity

Electricity generated59.3 TWh
Renewable share60.1%
Low-carbon share60.1%
Carbon intensity258.7 gCO₂e/kWh

Electricity mix 2024

Annual generation by source · terawatt-hours (TWh)

Hydro32 TWh
Wind2.1 TWh
Solar0.95 TWh
Bioenergy0.6 TWh
Other renewables0 TWh
Nuclear0 TWh
Coal0 TWh
Gas23.2 TWh
Other fossil0.42 TWh

Missing categories are labelled “No data”. Rounding can cause small differences from the reported total.

Source: Ember (2026), processed by Our World in Data · CC BY 4.0 · Snapshot 24 April 2026. Method & download details.

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Geography and data notes

Peru is in South America. Its coastal or island geography provides a different setting for electricity infrastructure from inland systems. This profile connects country reference information with the historical station inventory and reported electricity generation.

Capital
Lima
Languages
Aymara, Quechua, Spanish
Region
South America

Geographic reference: Countries geographic database (ODbL). Boundaries and names are for orientation; language listings are introductory, not exhaustive. Banner map: Natural Earth boundaries (public domain) with this atlas’s station records.

The source inventory contains 32 records for Peru. Select a fuel in the map to explore where its stations are located, then open a record to inspect reported capacity and provenance.

Inventory coverage

32 source records. 0 reported operational in their source snapshot; this is not live status.

2 lack an owner/operator; 19 lack a commissioning year.

Coverage, dates & exclusions
THE GENERATION INVENTORY

List of power plants in Peru

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Browse 32 source records, ordered by reported capacity. Ownership and operating status describe the source snapshot; they may have changed. Missing information is shown explicitly.

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