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Prepaid expenses
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Prepaid expenses  
Prepaid expenses

9.   Prepaid expenses

(a)   This caption is made up as follows:

    

2022

    

2021

US$(000)

US$(000)

Right to use facilities paid in advance (b)

 

23,920

 

24,806

Prepaid insurance

 

15,065

 

15,588

Deferred costs of works for taxes

 

1,929

 

2,934

Other prepaid expenses

 

1,452

 

986

 

42,366

 

44,314

Classification by maturity:

 

  

 

  

Current portion

 

19,333

 

20,394

Non-current portion

 

23,033

 

23,920

 

42,366

 

44,314

(b)

Corresponds mainly to payments made in advance to EDEGEL for an original amount of US$31,007,190 corresponding to the right to use the capacity of the hydraulic system of EDEGEL by the subsidiary Empresa de Generación Huanza S.A. This prepayment is being charged to results during the life of the underlying assets (35 years) since January 2015.