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The Comptroller General of the Republic (CGR) detected an economic loss of S/ 735,547 in the public company Electro Sur Este S.A.A. due to the failure to collect penalties from two contracting companies that carried out works outside the contractual term. Seventeen officials have alleged criminal, civil and/or administrative liability, subject to the sanctioning power of the CGR.
The first case corresponds to Specific Control Report No. 086-2024-2-0622-SCE, which indicates that the entity hired a company to improve the primary and secondary power lines and networks in the district of Kosnipata, province of Paucartambo (Cusco), and in the district and province of Manu (Madre de Dios).
According to the work log, the works were completed on September 3, 2020; However, after that date, purchase receipts, material delivery guides and test protocols for four transformers installed in the project were recorded, which shows that the work was not completed on the indicated date.
The entity granted additional days for the completion of the work without applying penalties for the unjustified delay. In January 2021, the inspector verified and approved the lifting of observations made by the reception committee, although the signage was still to be completed, which was completed the following month.
The unjustified delays totaled 151 days, which were not reflected in the settlement of the work or noted by the entitys servers, which prevented the collection of a penalty of S/ 333,735 for late payment. Likewise, the contractor company did not return a balance of S/ 782 in favor of Electro Sur Este, generating a total loss of S/ 334,518.
A similar situation occurred in a second project to expand the distribution system in medium and low voltage networks in 15 localities of Sicuani, carried out by another private company, at a cost of S/ 6,875,383. According to Specific Control Report No. 087-2024-2-0622-SCE, the project began on October 14, 2021 with a term of 240 days, and was due to end on June 10, 2022; however, electromechanical assembly work was still being carried out at that time.
In June, the contractor reported the completion of the work to the supervision, which in July issued the certificate of technical compliance. However, in September, the receiving committee verified that the work was not finished. Even so, the entity proceeded with the liquidation and payment, without considering the penalties for the days of delay, which generated a loss of S/ 387,913 and an additional S/ 13,115 for not applying sanctions to the project supervisor.
The results of the report were communicated to the head of the entity, the investigating body and the Public Prosecutors Office Specialized in Corruption Crimes so that the corresponding legal actions can be initiated against the officials and employees involved, as well as to the Public Prosecutors Office of the Comptroller General of the Republic. Citizens can consult the results of the report and other services in the Control Service Report Search Engine and on the institutional portal https://www.gob.pe/contraloria to promote transparency and access to information.
