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15Goal

Accomplished! 10,056

towns supplied with

electricity

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March 22, 2011

Since July 2006:

3.2 million Peruvians get electricity for first time

3.2 million Peruvians get electricity for first time

On March 14, President Garcia inaugurated an electrification project for 270 towns in Huanuco. Investment: 42.7 million soles. Beneficiaries: 47,928 inhabitants.

Four months before the end of his term in office, President Alan Garcia said his government has met and exceeded its goal of providing 10,056 towns across the country with electricity.

During his 239th domestic trip since taking office, the president visited the Huanuco region and said the fulfillment of this goal is “an unprecedented event because now children have light to study, workers use electric tools and housewives keep their food refrigerated.

“These Peruvians lived without electricity, but now they have it at home, this gives a meaning to these five years in office, the number could rise to 11,000 by July 28, we set ourselves the difficult goal of 10,000 towns and we achieved it,” said Garcia Perez, who thanked thousands of workers, technicians and engineers that made this achievement possible.

He added that about 400,000 lamp posts have been installed throughout the country since July 2006.

Santo Tomas - Cusco

Manantay District - Ucayali

Picsi District - Lambayeque

Projects in progressMarch 20, 2011

A new flagship school is being built at Avenida Tupac Amaru, next to Rafael Hoyos Rubio military barracks.

Construction work has made good progress in just two months. Hundreds of children and teenagers will benefit from the new infrastructure.

EMBLEMATIC SCHOOL IN RIMACJanuary 23, 2011

Decentralization: More projects for the people Rural health clinics, classrooms, irrigation canals and small dams are some of the projects successfully undertaken by the people, through the ‘núcleos ejecutores’ that have been established for that purpose.

The ‘núcleos ejecutores’, who are responsible for the administration and execution of project funding on initiatives that the community determines, have completed works in more than 10,500 impoverished towns across the country.

The purpose of the decentralization program promoted by President Alan Garcia is to encourage people to undertake projects needed by the community.

Two of these initiatives were inaugurated on Friday, March 18, in Lima. A health clinic in Villa Maria del Triunfo and a nursery school in Lurin were built and equipped with an investment of over 714,000 soles.

After 20 years:

Electric Train is a reality

With the construction of the railway line between Villa

el Salvador and Hospital Dos de Mayo, the Line 1 of the

electric train system is already a reality and will soon be

available to millions of users.

Those using this mass transport system, which aims to

solve public transport problems in Metropolitan Lima, will

only take 27 minutes to cross the capital from Villa El

Salvador to Avenida Grau station.

This train covers a distance of 22 km and the districts

of Villa El Salvador, Villa María del Triunfo, San Juan de

Miraflores, Santiago de Surco, Surquillo, San Borja, San

Luis, La Victoria and Cercado de Lima. It includes 12.3

km of elevated railway and 16 stations or stops.

The testing and calibration phase will take place in May

and June this year. This modern transportation service

features 14 trains of six cars each, according to President

Alan Garcia, who each week visits the site along with

Transport Minister Enrique Cornejo.

Before

After

Continuous flow of investment to Peru Peruvian gas for domestic and export purposes, Melchorita Plant.

Muelle Sur, the modernization of the Callao

port.

Continuous flow of investment to Peru

Peru will continue to emerge as one of the most important economies in Latin America, said President

Alan Garcia, who noted that the private sector has invested 250 billion soles in the past 5 years.

As an example, he cited the construction of the US$56 million Mall Aventura Plaza, which created some 4,000

direct and indirect jobs in Arequipa. It is expected to employ 3,000 people during its operation.

Located in the Paucarpata district, the largest mall in southern Peru has 1,200 parking spaces, a six-screen movie

theatre, a playground for children, a large food court and a modern business center.

Jorge Chavez Airport promotes opportunities for tourism.

With the construction of the first 500000 KV power transmission line in Lima’s Carabayllo district, Peru takes a big step in its rural electrification efforts, said President Alan Garcia Perez.

The head of state said he is convinced that Peru will be the largest supplier of clean and renewable energy in South America and, thanks to this recently-inaugurated scheme, the development of our country is guaranteed and so is the quality of life of all Peruvians.

“This is a very important moment for the future of the country, it’s a historic step in the next level of growth, we changed our small vehicle for a racing car,” he said.

Peru to become largest energy supplier

Peru to become largest energy supplier

The renovated Independencia power plant in Pisco will

provide an additional 98 megawatts of electricity to

the southern Ica region.

President Alan Garcia said that the government’s goal

is to generate electricity because without it there is

no development, production, industry or welfare for

Peruvian homes.

He noted that Peru has fully identified each of the

hydroelectric plants with which the country could

generate 74,000 MW, adding that “we only need more

investment to make it happen.”

“We must be aware of our vast renewable energy

resources which should promote a sense of hope and

confidence toward the future,” said Garcia Perez.

Independencia power plant

to provide an additional 98 MW of electricity to Ica

region

The era of huge

warehouses

Peru has opened its first fulfillment center in Lima.

The Centro Logístico Villa El Salvador was built on

a 13-hectare area with an investment of US$ 26

million, and provides the business sector with a

modern infrastructure for storage purposes.

This huge center was built in response to the

growing number of warehouses being constructed

in Lima and different regions and because of the

need for merchandise storage spaces.

The huge warehouses and storage facilities are

clear evidence of continuing production and

consumption growth in our country.

Peru names new prime minister

Four months before the end of his term, President Alan Garcia has appointed Rosario Fernandez Figueroa as the new Peruvian prime minister, replacing Jose Antonio Chang Escobedo.

Fernandez Figueroa will remain as justice minister, while Victor Raul Diaz Chavez will hold the education portfolio.

Former Cabinet chief Jose Chang was honored with the country’s highest accolade, Orden El Sol del Perú, for his outstanding work in the government and his invaluable contribution to the improvement of education in Peru during his tenure over the past four years.

Peru stands in solidarity with Japan

Peru has expressed solidarity with the Japanese people by declaring March 18 a national mourning day and dedicating a mass in memory of the earthquake and tsunami victims. In a bid to aid Peruvian expatriates in Japan affected by the earthquake and tsunami, the government decided to provide them with funding to facilitate their return to Peru.

Commenting on the risks of nuclear contamination following the Japanese earthquake, President Alan Garcia said that “fortunately our country does not need nuclear power plants for energy development, because it has abundant hydropower and natural gas resources.”