Argentina: Proyecto de Energia Renovable en el Mercado Electrico Rural (PERMER)
Off-grid electricity concessions. In an effort to compensate for
the off-grid electricity that was not generated by the PAEPRA program
(now expired), the PERMER program was put in place as a component of
the PAEPRA in eight provinces. The PERMER program aims to provide
electricity to 70,000 households and 1,100 public services.
A concessionaire approach is used where a concessionaire obtains the
monopoly of a given province in turn for the obligation to connect the
service when requested by the customers and to maintain its continuity
over the duration of the concession. The concessionaire is chosen via a
competitive bidding process.
Date Implemented: 1999
Status: Ended
Funding Information: $120 million projected
References: International Energy Agency: http://www.iea.org/Textbase/pm/?mode=re&id=1440&action=detail