Bolivia’s ENDE Suspends Rositas Hydroelectric Project

(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 3.Oct.2018) — Bolivia’s National Electricity Company (ENDE) has temporarily suspended the Rositas hydroelectric project. Delegates from affected communities and two elected authorities from Vallegrande said there have been failures related to the project since the beginning, reported Bolivia’s daily newspaper La RazĂłn. Work related to […]

ENDE to Investigate High Electricity Rates

(Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin, 4.Jul.2018) – Citizens in the city of Trinidad, located in department of Beni, continue to protests elevated electricity rates. As a result, the Beni Electricity Distributor (ENDE DELBENI S.A.M.), a subsidiary of the National Electricity Company (ENDE), plans to investigate complaints circulating of customers being […]

Bolivia to Invest $21.4 Bln in Hydro-Electric Projects

(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 RazĂłn, citing the country’s Hydrocarbons and Energy Minister Luis Sánchez. The […]

Ende, Siemens Sign $397.5 Mln Contract in Bolivia

(Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin, 9.May.2016) – Bolivia’s National Electricity Company signed a contract with Siemens AG for $397.5 million to boost energy production in TermoelĂ©ctrica del Sur to 480 megawatts from 160 megawatts. The project includes purchase of four gas turbines and four steam turbines with the addition of […]