French energy company in joint venture with Electricidad Andina of Peru

Electricidad ANDINA SA of Lima, Peru and SIIF ENERGIES, the renewable energy subsidiary of Electricité de France (EdF), have established a joint venture in Peru. Under the joint venture, to be called SIIF ANDINA SA, the group will build a total of 120MW of generating capacity in several small hydropower projects ranging from 5 to 40MW during the next three to four years. These will include ‘greenfield’ projects, privatisations and the refurbishing of existing projects.