Recent developments

Current gasoline and gasohol specifications are defined in Ministerial Resolution No. 469-2021-MINEN/DM from December 23, 2021. However, the Peruvian government delayed the market enforcement of this resolution until January 1, 2023, in their Supreme Decree No. 006 from June 22, 2022, arguing an extraordinary scenario of increased fuel prices.

On December 30, 2022, the Peruvian Ministry of Energy and Mines published Supreme Decree No. 018-2022-EM which modified the implementation deadlines for the commercialization of the new regular and premium gasoline and gasohol (ethanol + gasoline before oxygenate blending) grades in the official gazette. Supreme Decree No. 018-2022-EM modifies the eighth final complementary provision of Supreme Decree No. 002-2022-EM of March 28, 2