Minem increases gas bottle voucher amount to S/43, where will this measure apply?

The Ministry of Energy and Mines (Minem) has increased the value of the FISE rebate voucher available for purchase gas cylinders the most vulnerable or poorest households.

The amount of the FISE voucher, which is issued monthly, will increase from S/25 to S/45 in the provinces in the jungle zone where hydrocarbon deposits are in operation.

Potential beneficiaries must meet the targeting criteria defined by Minem and with average electricity consumption less than or equal to 100 kWh per month.

At the national level, the criteria include having an income of up to S$19,900 per annum and not living in areas with access to natural gas services, among other things.

This is the list new zones in which new beneficiaries will appear:

It is worth noting that at the beginning of the year, Minem announced that it would also increase the cost of the FISE voucher to S/43 per month for the most remote communities with the highest levels of poverty, Cusco, Ucayali, Piura. and Tumbes, as these are areas where natural gas fields are in operation.

In addition, in the province of La Convention (Cusco), namely in the districts of Megantoni and Quepasciato, the number good FICE will increase to S/63.