2: 30 p. m. ET — Premier Denisse Miralles said the government is prioritizing restoring gas service after a pipeline rupture and has promoted telework and virtual classes as immediate steps. The measures aim to reduce demand to protect households and essential services in lima and nearby regions while repair teams work on the broken duct.
Premier Denisse Miralles outlines repair effort and institutional response for Lima
Miralles traveled to Megantoni and confirmed the executive is coordinating with the pipeline operator TGP, the Ministry of Energy and Mines and other state institutions to accelerate repairs. She emphasized that specialists must lead the field work and thanked military support and private hydrocarbon companies for logistical help in the area.
The government set a technical milestone tied to the KP43 rupture: teams expect to meet a repair schedule of 14 days and TGP has committed to raise daily supply from 70 to 80 million cubic feet to alleviate shortages. Officials also moved to restrict certain vehicular uses of gas in lima Metropolitana to lower demand so critical services and household supply are preserved.
Defensor del Pueblo Josué Gutiérrez rejects remote work and virtual classes
The defender of the people, Josué Gutiérrez, publicly criticized the decision to rely on telework and virtual schooling as the principal response, saying the measures do not address the structural weakness in the national energy system. He expressed indignation over how the measures were communicated and over the burden placed on workers and students.
Gutiérrez urged technical measures to sustain electricity generation without suspending presencial activities, mentioning the possible temporary use of heavy liquid hydrocarbons as a stopgap and noting that his office is monitoring environmental impacts tied to the gas leak in the south. The Defensoría is paying special attention to air and water quality in affected zones, given potential health effects.
Confiep and ComexPerú press for targeted fixes instead of broad shutdowns
Business groups, including Confiep, acknowledged the emergency but questioned blanket requirements for virtual classes and mandatory telework in the public sector. Confiep said residential gas service is not compromised and highlighted that national electric generation has emergency plants that prevent household shortages, adding that any contingency overcosts would not be passed to regulated customers.
ComexPerú described the measures as an unacceptable interruption of normal activity, arguing that broad restrictions risk moving the cost of the crisis onto students, families and businesses. Both organizations urged the government to prioritize rapid, focused solutions that allow institutions able to operate normally to continue doing so instead of imposing generalized suspension of presencial operations.
The next confirmed milestone is the government’s 14-day repair timeline for the KP43 pipeline break; more details expected 2: 30 p. m. ET.
