Context
Lima is Peru’s capital and one of Latin America’s largest cities. Its streets are filled with cars, buses, and taxis that run on diesel or have been converted to use gas.
The Global Sustainable Electricity Partnership (GSEP) and member companies Enel X and Hydro-Québec have partnered with Lima’s transport authority and the Peruvian government to add a first electric bus to Lima’s public transit system which has served as a pilot to scale up the integration of electric buses in Peru’s transportation system.
The Peruvian government has clearly indicated that it considers transportation electrification an important step towards meeting its commitment to reduce the country’s carbon footprint by 30% before 2030. A recent study commissioned by the Ministry of Energy and Mines concluded that:
Electrification is one of the key levers that can bring about decarbonization. However, transport electrification is progressing slowly, and the pace of electrification is far behind what is required to meet the Paris Agreement goals.