Peru has had a long and successful experience in the utilization of hydropower. Hydropower supplied 68 percent of total electricity generated in the national interconnected system in 2008 as well as supplying dozens of small isolated communities with electricity. However, with the discovery and development of Camisea gas in the 1990s, hydropower development slowed. Today, the Government is taking renewed interest in development of hydropower of all sizes, including small hydropower, which is seen to be a national resource that can be developed by local entrepreneurs, with minimal social and environmental impact.