Celepsa donates an oxygen plant to assist thousands of covid-19 patients in the provinces of Cañete and Yauyos

• The generator was given to the Yauyos Prelature and will benefit 267,000 people by filling 50 10m3 buckets every day.

Lima, June 14th, 2021 – The medical oxygen plant supplied by Celepsa to the Yauyos Prelature is now functioning, meeting the urgent needs of thousands of families in the Cañete and Yauyos provinces impacted by covid-19. The facility can create 20 cubic meters per hour, or approximately 50 buckets per day, at a social cost of 60 soles per unit, which will cover servicing charges.

The generator is located at kilometer 136.5 of the old Panamericana Sur, and it is open Monday through Saturday from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. and from 2 to 6 p.m. From 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., a phone number (982 356 397) is available for emergencies.

According to Father Miguel Chumpitaz, Vicar General of the Yauyos Prelature, each person -accredited with a medical prescription and ID of the sick relative- will be able to buy three oxygen cylinders with a purity of 93-94% and a capacity of ten cubic meters, though they are only filled to 60% for safety reasons.

Furthermore, Celepsa has donated 18 3.4 cubic meter oxygen cylinders with their respective accessories for ambulance transportation of patients from the health facilities of Yauyos, Tanta, Catahuasi, and Pacarán, which are within the area of influence of El Platanal Hydroelectric Power Plant, one of two owned by the company. These gifts will assist a total of 267,000 people, owing in part to the work of the Civil Organization "Avancemos juntos for Cañete y Yauyos" (Let's move forward together for Cañete and Yauyos).

The Prelature has trained a team of six employees and an administrator to handle the facility, which is already operating and will be blessed by Monsignor Ricardo Garca during an official inauguration ceremony attended by Celepsa's General Manager, Eduardo Herrera, in a few days.

The Prelature of Yauyos, an ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Catholic Church in Peru situated in San Vicente de Cañete and part of the Lima ecclesiastical province, is responsible for the utilization of this contribution.