Weekly renewables M&A round-up (Jun 27-Jul 1)
Jul 01, 2022 17:05 CESTPeru's renewables achieve 5.5% share in May
The Rubi solar farm, Peru. Image source: Enel Peru (www.enel.pe)
June 20 (Renewables Now) - Peru generated 5.5% of its electricity in May with non-conventional renewable energy sources, the Peruvian ministry of energy and mines said.
This compared to 5.2% in May a year ago, and to 5.8% in April.
The combined production output from non-conventional renewables -- solar, wind, bagasse biomass and biogas-fired power plants -- rose by 7% year-on-year to 269 GWh of electricity in May.
Peru’s electricity sector in total generated 4,905 GWh in May, up by 1.9% on the year.
Figures for the non-conventional renewables are shown in the table:
| Technology: | May 2022 | January-May 2022 | ||
| GWh | y/y change | GWh | y/y change | |
| Bagasse/biogas | 35 | 2% | 169 | -11% |
| Wind | 172 | 7% | 768 | 2% |
| Solar | 62 | 9% | 325 | 1.7% |
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