Electricity Shortages Threaten Mining, Economic Growth in Chile and Peru




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Summary: As a Chilean appeals court suspended another electricity mega-project last week, it was the latest in a series of setbacks for the increasingly energy-starved nation. Neighboring Peru is in a similarly precarious position as it seeks to promote sustainable growth, much of which is underpinned by its mining sector that will also be the key driver of electricity demand in coming years.