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Peru National Building Regulations
Country Specific Not Mandatory
Sunday, January 1, 2006

Not an energy code, but has sections on mechanical and electrical equipment and insulation.  Unknown to what extent efficiency is addressed.

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Additional Code Information

Code Adoption & Change Process
Code Implementation Requirements: 

No set schedule, last update was in June 2006.

History: 

Due to electric power shortages, Peru began its energy efficiency initiative in 1994.  The main goals of the program were to change the energy consumption habits of households and to promote higher efficiency appliances.  Thus, in 1999, Peru required the use of energy labels on all appliances.  The INDECOPI also began encouraging residents to practice more efficient lifestyles, such as turning off lights when not in use, and offered free training as well.  The SENCICO has begun to establish a set of voluntary standards, but none have been released.  Peru's National Building Regulations, last updated in 2006, mainly concern natural disaster resistance, and establish mandatory structural and architectural standards.  They do make note of electrical and mechanical equipment as well as insulation, but it is unknown to what extend it discusses energy efficiency measures.

Economic Indicators
Government Type: 

constitutional republic

Climate Zone: 

varies from tropical in east to dry desert in west; temperate to frigid in Andes

Population: 

29,546,963 (July 2009 est.)

Unemployment Rate: 

8.1% (2008 est.)

GDP Per Capita: 

$8,500 (2008 est.)

Projected GDP Growth: 

9.8% (2008 est.)

Industrial Production Growth: 

8% (2008 est.)

Primary Exports: 

copper, gold, zinc, crude petroleum and petroleum products, coffee, potatoes, asparagus, textiles, fishmeal

Primary Imports: 

petroleum and petroleum products, plastics, machinery, vehicles, iron and steel, wheat, paper

Local Resources: 

copper, silver, gold, petroleum, timber, fish, iron ore, coal, phosphate, potash, hydropower, natural gas

Energy Data
Primary Energy Source: 

Hydro: 79% (2006)

Energy Consumption: 

0.61 Quadrillion BTU (2006)

Energy Snapshot: 

Peru is developing into an important regional producer of natural gas with the development of the Camisea project.

Despite substantial oil production, Peru is a net oil importer.

Peru’s development of the Camisea project has led to a rapid increase in the country’s natural gas production.

The majority of electricity generated in Peru comes from hydroelectricity

Source: EIA

Climate Concerns
CO2 Emissions: 

29.93 MMT CO2 (2006)

Green Building Initiatives

National Environmental Milestones and Strategies:
Law for the Promotion of Energy Efficiency, 2000

Strengthening National Policies:
Law for the Promotion of Energy Efficiency, 2000
The Law for the Promotion of Energy, No. 27345 was passed in 2000 and again in 2007.  It promotes energy efficiency, and ensures competitiveness in order to do so.  It also identifies agencies responsible for implementing the programs.

Based on the current status of building energy codes and policies, as well as potential for energy efficiency, BCAP recommends the following actions.  Also noted are states or countries that successfully employ the suggested action, and may be used as a model.  These suggestions are meant only to show opportunities for energy efficiency.  Please contact BCAP for more information or assistance.

Establish a Complete, Mandatory Code
Peru already has some national policies on energy efficiency.  The next step is to establish complete, mandatory codes that will set strict guidelines for efficiency in buildings.  Completing commercial and residntial standards will lead to greater compliance and efficiency in buildings, and is the easiest way to achive the goals set out by the Law for the Promotion of Energy Efficiency.  The codes can be rolled into the National Building Regulations, which currently address mechanical and electrical equipment and insulation, or created as seperate entities.

Model Country:
The Philippines
The National Building Code of the Philippines currently has a mandatory design code with voluntary measures on energy efficiency.  This can serve as a good example for integrating energy efficiency standards into the national code for Peru to follow.  The ultimate goal should be for these standards to become mandatory, but their establishment and integration to begin with is a step in the right direction.

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