During the last decade, the failure to meet public works execution deadlines has been a frequent matter. Particularly among the electricity sector, private companies have loosened established project execution deadlines by resorting to force majeure as a justification for obtaining an extended deadline. However, have these granted extensions really been justified in events of force majeure?.In this article, the author explains the regimes under which electric concessions are granted to further detail the regulation established electric project deadlines and the consequences of its non-compliance. Subsequently, the author reviews the regulation and doctrine on force majeure and lastly, acutely analyzes its use as justification in the deadline extensions granted in recent years.

During the last decade, the failure to meet public works execution deadlines has been a frequent matter. Particularly among the electricity sector, private companies have loosened established project execution deadlines by resorting to force majeure as a justification for obtaining an extended deadline. However, have these granted extensions really been justified in events of force majeure?.In this article, the author explains the regimes under which electric concessions are granted to further detail the regulation established electric project deadlines and the consequences of its non-compliance. Subsequently, the author reviews the regulation and doctrine on force majeure and lastly, acutely analyzes its use as justification in the deadline extensions granted in recent years.

El presente artículo analiza la compatibilidad entre la aplicación del silencio administrativo positivo y un régimen de concesión de servicios públicos, a la luz de la regulación que actualmente tiene el procedimiento para otorgar Concesiones de Generación con Recursos Energéticos Renovables en el ordenamiento peruano.

La inversión en la infraestructura de transmisión eléctrica tiene como política regulatoria el régimen de Asociaciones Público Privadas. Los proyectos se adjudican a través de una licitación y una suscripción del Contrato de Concesión. Sin embargo, la determinación de las tarifas se establece por este último y por marco regulatorio diferente. Ello genera un riesgo regulatorio en tanto no existan mecanismos que mitiguen los potenciales perjuicios tras la modificación del marco regulatorio aplicable.

During the last decade, the failure to meet public works execution deadlines has been a frequent matter. Particularly among the electricity sector, private companies have loosened established project execution deadlines by resorting to force majeure as a justification for obtaining an extended deadline. However, have these granted extensions really been justified in events of force majeure?.In this article, the author explains the regimes under which electric concessions are granted to further detail the regulation established electric project deadlines and the consequences of its non-compliance. Subsequently, the author reviews the regulation and doctrine on force majeure and lastly, acutely analyzes its use as justification in the deadline extensions granted in recent years.