Peru’s Interim President Merino Resigns

(Energy Analytics Institute, 15.Nov.2020) — Congressional President Manuel Merino De Lama resigned as Peru’s interim presidency within less than a week of assuming the power void created by the impeachment of President MartĂ­n Vizcarra Cornejo. RELATED STORY: Peru looks to 2021 elections amid political uncertainties __________ By Piero Stewart. © […]

Peru LNG Continues Ops Amid Political Turmoil

(Energy Analytics Institute, 11.Nov.2020) — Operations at Peru LNG, the company that runs South America’s first gas liquefaction plant located in Pampa Melchorita, have yet to be affected by the recent impeachment of Peru’s President MartĂ­n Vizcarra. Peru LNG is comprised of a 408-kilometer gas pipeline, a liquefied natural gas […]

Peru Looks To 2021 Elections Amid Political Uncertainties

(Energy Analytics Institute, 9.Nov.2020) — Peru’s Congress is eyeing presidential elections in 2021 amid turmoil created by the impeachment of President MartĂ­n Vizcarra Cornejo owing to corruption allegations. Peru’s Congress approved Vizcarra’s vacancy in a special session on 9 November 2020 in what it deemed in an official statement as […]

Peru’s President Martín Vizcarra Impeached

(Energy Analytics Institute, 9.Nov.2020) — Peru’s President MartĂ­n Vizcarra was impeached over the weekend after a vote over corruption allegations. Manuel Merino, the head of Peru’s Congress, will assume the presidency until July 2021, the period in which Vizcarra’s presidential term was set to expire, according to local reports in […]