Repsol-YPF and Petro-Peru say they can’t comply with set deadline for reduction in sulfur content of diesel fuel

Refineries operated by Repsol-YPF and Petro-Peru have informed the Ministry of Energy and Mines that they will be unable to comply with a deadline set to reduce sulfur content in diesel fuels, according to daily El Comercio. The failure to comply with the deadline means that Peru will continue to produce and sell one of [...]

World Meteorological Organization: air pollution severe in South American cities like Lima

Alarming levels of air pollution have been detected in South American cities such as Lima, Santiago and Bogotá, according to the World Meteorological Organization — the official United Nations’ authoritative voice on weather, climate and water. “Particle suspension in the air is an important problem in big cities,” said World Meteorological Organization, or WMO, scientist [...]

Andean Development Fund approves $350 million loan for completion of Peru’s electrical urban railway

The Andean Development Fund, CAF, approved a $350 million loan to fund the completion of Peru’s Lima and Callao Mass Transport Electric System Line 1, daily Peru21 reported Monday. Because no acceptable offer was made to the Peruvian government after it invited bids for a 30-year concession to operate the Lima-Callao urban railway, the Transport and Communications [...]

Peru taxi drivers block streets to protest Lidercon Co.’s safety and emissions inspection monopoly

Approximately 200 taxi drivers affiliated to Peru’s National Federation of Taxi Drivers, or Fentac, blocked streets in various districts of Peru’s capital, Lima, on Thursday, to protest a monopoly held by Spain’s Lidercon Co. – the exclusive provider of technical vehicle inspection services. “We are protesting to defend our rights,” said Fentac president, Joaquin Rosas. [...]