Sustainability
EGH and the Chaglla Hydroelectric Plant have changed the lives of people in the Huánuco region, Tingo María, and especially the surrounding communities.
Every day, the Huallaga River carries organic and inorganic waste from upstream cities such as Huánuco and Pasco. Our Reservoir Maintenance team is responsible for removing, segregating, and recycling these large amounts of trash. Since 2015, more than 14 tons of recyclable plastic, 50 non-recyclable, and 03 of hazardous waste have been extracted. This activity has a positive impact on the quality of life of the inhabitants of our direct area of influence (ADI) because they move in a clean water mirror, which means a healthy and safe environment.
The Chaglla Hydroelectric Plant generates clean energy with the intention of preserving the environment. That is why environmental monitoring is scheduled every 3 months to evaluate the conditions of the water, soil, noise and radiation. Activity that is always carried out with the accompaniment of the members of the Monitoring and Care Committee, who are representatives of the communities that are located within the area of direct influence.
We visit the schools that are located within the areas of influence (ADI) of the Chaglla Hydroelectric Plant. We also visited the two transmission lines in order to sensitize children on the importance of environmental protection, reduction in plastic consumption and waste segregation. In addition, we plant trees from the area with them.
In 2018 and 2019 we planted more than 190 hectares in the mountains and jungle of Huánuco in alliance with the communities of our environment. In 2020 and 2021, our team is in charge of the maintenance and protection of the plantations.
These monitoring are carried out 2 times a year in order to gather information in the dry and wet seasons. In this way, the flora and fauna diversity indices can be analyzed: terrestrial and flying mammals, reptiles (snakes and lizards) and amphibians (frogs).
It involves monitoring phytoplankton (macroalgae, microalgae, photosynthetic bacteria), zooplankton (protozoa, nematodes, larvae), benthic macroinvertebrates (insects, crustaceans, molluscs that inhabit the sediment of the body of water) and fish.
The continuous monitoring of biodiversity has allowed us to discover 04 new species for science.
