June 26, 2023. One of the most important commitments adopted in recent years by the Government of Peru, through the Ministry of Energy and Mines, is the protection of the environment through the use of a fuel with low polluting emissions such as compressed natural gas (CNG).
In this sense, according to a study carried out by the Supervisory Agency for Investment in Energy and Mining regarding the effects of the use of natural gas on CO2 mitigation in the sectors of electricity generation, industry and transport in Peru, the entry into operation of the Camisea Project resulted in an important energy substitution in various economic activities.
The results show that, if CNG had not started to be used, CO2 emissions would have accumulated close to 40 million tons of CO2 between 2006 and 2019, while the real figure in that period was 26.5 million tons, mitigating a total of 13.5 million tons of CO2.
Likewise, if the CO2 emissions that have been mitigated were valued, thanks to the consumption of CNG in the vehicle fleet during the analysis period, they would total US$ 255 million updated to the year 2019.
It should be noted, the difference in the cost of CNG with other fuels, where it can be identified that on average it is 70% cheaper than diesel, 70% less than gasoline and 33% less than LPG.
Based on the study of the governing entity, it warns of the considerable savings on the part of CNG users, who have been able to save S/ 3,182 million during 2022, and have accumulated savings of more than S/ 20 billion since 2005, benefiting the economy of their homes.
