Bolivia – a model for energy storage in Latin America?
In Latin America, Bolivia is taking some first small steps to develop small storage energy systems to support the national grid. The solar plant Cobija in the northwestern part of
There are currently six proposed hydroelectric power projects (HPP) in Bolivia. Of the six, only two have been completed--the San Jose I HPP in 2018 and the San Jose II in June 2019--and are both now producing energy to the national grid.
In line with the push for environmentally friendly Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) infrastructure projects and Bolivia's former President Evo Morales' "2025 Patriotic Agenda" to transform Bolivia into a regional energy hub, China has supported six hydropower energy projects in the country.
As previously mentioned, the Bolivian government does not provide any long-term energy planning study, however, the UNFCC (2015b) states that RE will compose 81% of electricity generation by 2030. Bolivia's scenario for 2027 according to MHE (2009) states that biomass sources will comprise 8% of total final energy demand.
While the hydroelectric power projects are meant to expand Bolivia's clean energy supply, the projects have had damaging consequences, including the displacement of indigenous peoples and destruction of the wildlife and biodiversity, countering Morales' platform championing indigenous rights.
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