Bolivia is turning its efforts to generating electric energy and thereby guarantying coverage of domestic consumption and exports. According to data disclosed by the alternative energy programs entity, some 210 MW will be added to the National Interconnected System by 2017.
ENDE recently announced that it plans to execute at least ten wind, solar and biomass projects with a view to increasing the country’s energy availability.
The government signed a USD 10.7 million contract for study of the final design for the Carrizal hydroelectric project, in Tarija, with the potential to generate over 500 megawatts (MW) of electrical energy, in addition to guarantying irrigation for 60 thousand hectares of crops. Construction of the project will involve an investment of USD 900 million.
According to ENDE, significant progress has also been made on the exportation of electrical energy with Brazil. In this case the initial investigation geared to starting studies for construction of the Río Madera binational plant, on the river by the same name in northern Bolivia, has been concluded. Not only are the countries working on exportation of thermoelectric energy but also on international hydroelectric interconnection.
Bolivia’s Economic and Social Development Plan for the 2016-2020 period provides for investment in the electric sector of nearly USD 6 billion, with a view to increasing exportable supply to between 3,000 and 4,000 megawatts from 2020 to 2025.
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