Quavii, a subsidiary of Promigás that leads the distribution and commercialization of natural gas in northern Peru, put into operation a new Liquefied Natural Gas Station (LNG) Located in Alto Moche in Trujillo.
This station is intended to service heavy-duty vehicles and will contribute to the energy transition of the transport sector in peru.
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We seek to expand the scope of gas use
natural in northern Peru
It’s about the first LNG station in the north of the country and it will be complemented with the one that was also installed in the city of Chiclayo. Both infrastructures are located at strategic points on the North Pan-American Highway and required an investment of 3.5 million dollars.
“With the LNG service stations we seek to expand the scope of the use of natural gas in northern Peru, to transfer the benefits of an economic and abundant resource to more and more Peruvians, in order to improve their quality of life, generate savings and contribute to caring for the environment,” said Juan Manuel Rojas, president of Promigas.
The use of LNG can generate savings of up to 40 percent compared to diesel. That is, in the case of a unit that travels 10,000 kilometers per month, savings can go up to $30,000.
Juan Manuel Rojas, president of Promigas.
Starting in 2024, our entire fleet of tracts will operate 100 percent on natural gas.
“LNG is the ally of sustainable cargo transportation because heavy generates zero emissions of particulate matter30 percent less CO2 emissions and a range of up to 1,600 kilometers”, highlighted the president of Promigás.
As reported by the company, the Trujillo and Chiclayo service stations will be integrated into the Green Corridor, along with the one installed by Cálidda in Lima, to ensure LNG coverage on the coast in the transport sector.
“Starting in 2024, our entire fleet of tracts, which carry out virtual transport to
our coverage areas, will operate 100 percent on natural gas (compressed and liquefied). The 2040 goal includes 30 stations and 60,000 vehiclesbetween light and heavy, which will use natural gas in the north”, said Miguel Maal, general manager of Promigás Peru.
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First home connected to the natural gas distribution system in Trujillo.
First home with natural gas in Trujillo
In the city of Trujillo, Quavii also connected the first home to the natural gas distribution system with financing from the “Con Punche Perú” economic reactivation program.
We will connect 260,000 homes by the end of this year throughout our coverage area
Through this program, the homes that will be enabled to natural gas will be 35,000benefiting about 150,000 people in the cities of Trujillo, Chiclayo, Cajamarca Chimbote, Huaraz, Paita and Talara
In addition, with the construction of the new networks 7,000 job opportunities are generated and hiring local suppliers, which will have an impact on the economic and social development of the communities, as an example of the company’s social footprint in Peru.
“We have already started the construction of networks in advance in the first cities and we are close to doing the same in all the reflected ones. With this impulse we will reach connect 260,000 homes by the end of this year throughout our coverage area”, said the president of Promigás.
