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Fishing is regulated by Decree-Law No. 25977, the General Law on Fisheries, and its implementing regulations, Supreme Decree No. 012 2001 PE. The aim of the Law is to promote the sustained development of fishing as a source of food, employment and income, and to ensure the responsible use of hydrobiological resources, optimizing economic benefits in harmony with environmental protection and the conservation of biodiversity. (...)

The National Programme for Innovation in Fisheries and Aquaculture (PNIPA) seeks to promote innovation in the fisheries and aquaculture sector and thus exert a major impact on technological, economic, social, environmental and institutional development. (...)

Aquaculture is regulated by Legislative Decree No. 1195 of 29 August 2015, which approves the General Law on Aquaculture (LGA). The latter seeks to promote, develop and regulate aquaculture in its various production phases and in the marine, estuarine and inland environments. It also declares the promotion and fostering of the development of sustainable aquaculture to be of national interest, as an economic activity that contributes to productive diversification and competitiveness, in harmony with environmental protection, the conservation of biodiversity and the health and safety of hydrobiological resources and products. (...)

(...) In the case of the concession, sea areas, rivers and navigable lakes are enabled for aquaculture purposes. In areas designated for aquaculture purposes, under concession by the Vice Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture, the corresponding water authority automatically grants rights of use, at a preferential rate. The terms of concessions in public domain areas are specified in the Agreement on Conservation, Investment and Production in the Aquaculture Sector, which is signed by the applicant and the Vice Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture. Among other provisions, this agreement must contain a clear statement of the programme of activities to be undertaken, an environmental management programme and the corresponding production goals and investments, (...).

The Ministry of Energy and Mining (MINEM) is the body with responsibility for regulations and policies on the sustainable development of mining and electrical energy. (…)

Electricity generation in Peru is diversified: there are hydroelectric plants (57.8% of all electric energy produced in 2018), thermoelectric and solar power plants, as well as wind farms. In 2018, electricity production in Peru was 54,882.58 gigawatt hours (GWh), up 4.1% from 2017, while consumption was 48,325.87 GWh (Table 4.5). (...)

Selected electricity indicators, 2013 18
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018p
Percentage of electricity production by type of technology
Thermoelectric power plants 45.5 59.2 57.4 57.0 56.6 57.8
Hydroelectric power plants 51.4 38.0 40.0 40.2 37.2 37.2
Wind farms 1.1 1.7 1.5 2.0 2.2 2.9
Solar power plants 0.5 1.1 1.0 0.8 0.6 1.5

A definitive concession is required for electricity generation with installed capacity of more than 500 KW using hydraulic or renewable energy resources, as well as for electricity transmission when the facilities affect State property, and for distributing electric power as a public electricity service (...)

The law provides incentives for generation using renewable energy resources, as promoting the use of these resources forms part of Peru's energy policy guidelines. Legislative Decree No. 1002 of 1 May 2008 establishes the following as incentives for the use of renewable energy resources for electricity generation: (...); purchase of the energy produced; and preferential connection to the grid for energy generated from renewable resources. Renewable energy resources are also VAT exempt. [77]
[77] MINEM, Anuario Estadístico de Electricidad 2016. Viewed at: http://www.minem.gob.pe/minem/archivos/1%20INDICE_2016.pdf.

At the end of March 2019, there were projects for the construction of 19 mini hydroelectric plants using renewable energy resources, one hydroelectric power plant, two wind farms and one biomass power plant. (...) It is hoped that with most of these projects using more competitive and efficient renewable energy sources, the reliability of supply from the national grid will be enhanced by the injection of electricity at various locations around the country.