Tag: electricity
Brazil Says to Suspend Energy Imports from Venezuela
(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 28.Sep.2018) — The Brazilian government announced it would suspend, until further notice, the importation of Venezuelan energy to supply Roraima, a state in northern Brazil on the border with Venezuela. The decision was taken after the Brazilian government announced it considered it more reliable to […]
Bolivia’s Morales Says Electricity Rates Will Not Rise
(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 15.Sep.2018) — Read my lips. Well, it wasn’t exactly like that. However, Bolivia’s President Evo Morales clarified that electricity tariffs in the small land-locked South American county would not rise. Domestic consumption is around 1,500 megawatts, while supply is around 2,100 megawatts, reported the daily […]
CFE Cancels Baja California Sur Natural Gas Project
(Platts, 30.Jun.2017) — Mexican state-run utility CFE has canceled its auction to bring natural gas into the Pacific state of Baja California Sur, the company said. CFE said the gas project isn’t necessary as its new underwater transmission line project will fulfill the electricity needs of the state. “By opting […]