By Los Tiempos: Drivers wait in line for several hours to get fuel, yesterday. | C.L. The fuel shortage is worsening the country’s transportation crisis, driving up prices—especially for food—and impacting various sectors of the economy. Meanwhile, President Luis Arce said yesterday that he cannot guarantee fuel supply. Heavy cargo transport, passenger services, restaurants, merchants,…
Category: Energy
50% of the vehicle fleet cannot operate due to fuel shortage | 50% del parque automotor no puede trabajar por falta de combustible
By El Diario: Leader of the Drivers’ Confederation says The leader of the National Confederation of Drivers of Bolivia, Víctor Tarqui, stated yesterday that only 50% of the vehicle fleet is operating due to the lack of diesel, and said the situation has already become unsustainable for the sector. “50% of the vehicle fleet cannot…
The expensive banquet of Artificial Intelligence | El costoso banquete de la Inteligencia Artificial
By Francesco Zaratti: There is no free lunch, says an old adage of economists. And in the case of Artificial Intelligence (AI), the menu is not only salty, but astronomically expensive. Every economic enterprise consumes energy, but technological megaprojects devour enormous amounts of it, measured in “Terawatt hours” (1 “Tera” means 10 to the power…
Crisis causes travel flow at Viru Viru to drop by up to 50% | La crisis hace que el flujo de viajes en Viru Viru caiga hasta un 50 %
By Ernesto Estremadoiro, El Deber: Aviation fuel shortage YPFB assures normal supply /Photo: Ricardo Montero According to YPFB, the supply of Jet Fuel is guaranteed; however, the aviation sector questions the irregular provision The Viru Viru International Airport in Santa Cruz has recorded a drop of up to 50% in its daily operations with large…
IATA: Bolivia Fuel Crisis Hits Flights | Vuelos en Riesgo por Combustible
By Fernando Chávez, Visión 360: IATA denounces Bolivian government over fuel shortage and warns air operations are at risk “If the regular supply of fuel is not restored immediately, airlines could be forced to cancel their services,” the organization warns. An airplane at an airport terminal in an archive image. Photo: LOG.co The International Air…
Government forewarned, half saved | Gobierno alertado, medio salvado
By Francesco Zaratti: I paraphrase a phrase of my grandmothers to indicate that warnings are not negative criticisms but sincere wishes to avoid problems that approach. The current hydrocarbon crisis in Bolivia is not the product of a meteorite falling from the sky, or an unpredictable earthquake, but the natural result of mistakes, omissions, amateurism…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 