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Peru Orders Telework and Remote Classes as Gas Pipeline Rupture Triggers Energy Emergency

Officials move to curb demand to shield households after a pipeline failure cut GNV supplies in Lima and Callao.

Overview

  • The government mandated telework for the public sector in Lima and Callao and set one week of remote learning across all levels, while urging private employers to adopt remote work and consider advancing vacations in energy‑intensive industries.
  • Targeted relief includes a temporary increase of the FISE voucher to S/30 for 30 days for about 1.3 million households and a subsidy covering the S/120 minimum monthly conversion payment for roughly 165,000 taxi drivers using GNV.
  • Supply measures authorize the release of fuel reserves and temporary flexibilities in fuel blending to expand availability, with gas use prioritized for homes and essential services such as health, food industry, telecoms, security, finance, logistics and mass transit.
  • Regulators Indecopi and Osinergmin will intensify inspections to deter hoarding and unjustified price hikes, as long lines and price pressure persist, while the production minister said major LPG importers have sufficient stocks for national consumption.
  • The president and ministers plan to travel to the Megantoni site at km 43 to oversee repairs and coordination with operators including TGP, Pluspetrol and Cálidda, as business group ComexPerú criticized the restrictions and urged the government to reverse them.