234 1. Optimize energy mix based on observed performance, technology costs, and policy evolution. 2. Evaluate and integrate advanced storage, green hydrogen, and alternative fuels where viable. 3. Strengthen reporting to meet evolving ESG and regulatory requirements. 4. Position Peru’s mining sector as a globally competitive low-carbon destination. 6.2 Infrastructure Gap: What Must Be Built The roadmap above is only actionable if the underlying infrastructure exists. The minimum infrastructure investment agenda required to sustain the hybrid strategy includes: – Pipeline redundancy and capacity expansion. The Camisea transport network requires investment to boost its dependability. – Gas storage facilities. Underground storage or LNG peak-shaving facilities would significantly reduce exposure to supply disruptions, seasonal demand peaks, and contingency events. – LNG transport corridors. For mining operations in southern Peru and remote locations beyond the pipeline network, LNG supply chains — including regasification infrastructure and heavy-duty vehicle refueling — are a practical near-term solution. – Transmission reinforcement. Renewable integration at scale requires parallel investment in transmission capacity. Curtailment in Chile’s high-renewable system is largely a transmission problem, not a generation problem. Peru must learn from this. – Upstream investment continuity. Maintaining Camisea’s production profile requires sustained exploration and development investment. Regulatory certainty, fiscal terms, and contractual stability all affect upstream investment decisions. 6.3 Regulatory and Policy Alignment The roadmap’s recommendations operate within Peru’s existing regulatory framework. Key alignment requirements include: – Regulatory stability and investment framework: establish a stable and predictable regulatory environment that enables timely development of energy infrastructure, ensuring responsiveness to demand growth and maintaining system reliability. – Permitting and licensing processes: optimize permitting and licensing procedures through standardized timelines and streamlined requirements, ensuring predictability and efficiency for energy investments. – Energy security legislation: should explicitly recognize gas as a transitional enabler and set investment obligations for infrastructure redundancy.
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