Bolivia to Invest $21.4 Bln in Hydro-Electric Projects

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(Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin, 7.Jun.2016) – Bolivia plans investments of $21.350 billion on hydroelectric projects that have potential to generate an estimated 8,575 megawatts (MW) of energy.

Bolivia is living an “energy revolution,” reported the daily newspaper La Razón, citing the country’s Hydrocarbons and Energy Minister Luis Sánchez. The investments will be carried out by Bolivia’s National Electricity Company (ENDE by its Spanish acronym), including basic studies, construction, studies and the final design of hydrocarbon projects, said Sánchez.

Some of the projects include, but are not limited to:

Misicuni (120 MW; $139 million investment);

Miguillas (200 MW, $447 million investment);

San José (124 MW);

Rositas (400 MW);

Ivirizu (253 MW);

Banda Azul (93 MW);

Huacata (6 MW);

Carrizal (347 MW); and

Molineros (132 MW).

Additionally, projects in the basic study phase and with potential to generate 1,500 megawatts include: Icona; Ambrosía; El Pescado; Aguas Calientes II; El Bala; the Río Grande Hydroelectric Complex; and Binacional with Brasil Río Madera.

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