CHAVIMOCHIC

PROJECT
Sustainable agriculture in the desert valleys

By: Christian Ramos Nieves

 BACKGROUND
• Project was born in 1976 due to the shortage of energy resources (water,
electricity).

• CHAVIMOCHIC project, has been created to take advantage of the water

potential of the Santa River.

• “La Libertad” was the poorest region in Peru until 1980.

• Budget: $ 1,400,000.00 million

 OBJECTIVES

• Creation of irrigation canals in the desert valleys of Chao, Viru, Moche and
Chicama

• Creation of 200 thousand jobs in the La Libertad region

• Take advantage of the flow of the Santa River to generate electricity and
drinking water
 STUDY AREA
The project area is located in the coastal zone of Peru from the Santa
River to the city of Ascope.

SANTA RIVER

Total population:
1,485,456

CHICAMA MOCHE VIRU CHAO

• Hydroelectric power station: • Water treatment plant: 50 M m3 per • Irrigation canals
96,000 MWh. year.
• 150,000 households • 100,000 households

BENEFITS OF PROJECT
80,000 Km2
 PRODUCTION OF DRINKING WATER FROM THE CHAVIMOCHIC PROJECT (m3/year)

Source: Ministry of Agriculture, 2017

EXPORT OF THE MAIN PRODUCTS PRODUCED BY THE CHAVIMOCHIC PROJECT (T/year)

Source: Ministry of Agriculture, 2020

EXPORT OF PRODUCTS FROM THE CHAVIMOCHIC PROJECT