The ministry delegation also reviewed the Picota and Bellavista rural electrification project in Shimbillo locality, which registered 80 percent physical progress on its S/17.08 million budget. The initiative managed by Electro Oriente under the General Directorate of Rural Electrification will connect 1,387 families totaling approximately 6,900 residents across 51 rural communities in San Martín.
During a technical working group session at the Engineers Association headquarters in Tarapoto, the ministry outlined medium-term infrastructure development plans for the region. San Martín currently operates five power plants integrated into the National Interconnected Electrical System with combined installed capacity of 27.4 MW. The portfolio includes the Alto Biavo hydroelectric plant project with 302 MW capacity requiring an estimated US$468 million in private investment.
Three transmission projects totaling 838.6 kilometers of new lines represent US$562.46 million in combined investment. The schemes comprise the 220 kV Belaunde Terry–Tarapoto Norte link, the 500 kV Nueva Huánuco–Tocache–Celendín–Trujillo connection, and the 138 kV Belaunde Terry–Valle Grande line with associated substations and extensions.
The rural electrification portfolio encompasses 11 projects valued at S/245.6 million targeting 563 localities and more than 91,000 inhabitants across San Martín department. The ministry emphasized that expanding electrical coverage in vulnerable zones constitutes a government priority aimed at achieving 99 percent rural coverage nationwide by 2031. Congressional representatives including Senator Víctor Noriega and Deputy Francisco Gatica participated in the inspection activities alongside Electro Oriente board chairman Bartolomé Cueva and rural electrification director Julio Silvestre.
This article was curated and published as part of our South American energy market coverage.
