By Francesco Zaratti: Bolivia is grappling with fuel shortages, visible in the endless lines at gas stations. This crisis is nearing an energy collapse—not yet as severe as those in Cuba or Ecuador, but heading in that direction. While the causes are well-known, YPFB’s strategy to address the crisis remains unclear. The country’s lack of…
Category: Energy
Drivers question fuel quality | Choferes ponen en duda calidad de combustibles
El Diario: After several days of fuel shortages in the country, despite announcements to regularize supply, long lines for gasoline and diesel continued yesterday. Now, drivers are skeptical about the product imported by Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales Bolivianos (YPFB). Moreover, the lack of foreign currency and the decline in liquid hydrocarbon production have complicated the supply…
Fuel Shortage Due to Various Factors | Escasez de combustibles por varios factores
Editorial, El Diario: Regarding the current fuel shortage in the national territory, the current government claims it is due to roadblocks both within and outside the country. This includes blockades in Arica and those carried out by supporters of Evo Morales in more than ten areas, particularly isolating Cochabamba from the rest of the country….
What MAS Didn’t Take Care Of | Lo que el MAS no cuidó
By Francesco Zaratti, Brujula Digital: According to President Luis Arce, the disaster of MAS’s energy policy is due to “not taking care of the nationalization.” In fact, the president criticized the preceding governments (omitting that he was the “super minister” of the economic sector), which were focused on monetizing the gas reserves inherited from liberal…
From talk to action, luchín bent us with his disguised fuel hike | Del charle a la acción, luchín nos doblegó con su gasolinazo encubierto
By Marisol Alvarado Vision 360: ANH raises the price of Premium Plus and Ultra Premium 100 gasoline per liter The price of Premium Plus gasoline was Bs 5.71 per liter, and now, with the increase, it will rise to Bs 6.18. The price of Ultra Premium 100 gasoline was Bs 6.73 per liter and has…
With declining reserves, experts warn that Bolivia will need to import gas to generate electricity | Ante caída de reservas, alertan que Bolivia tendrá que importar gas para generar electricidad
By Marco Antonio Belmonte, Vision 360: Bolivian Electricity Chamber According to the Bolivian Electricity Chamber (CBE), this impact can be mitigated if the shift in the energy matrix towards electricity generation based on water, solar, wind, and hydrogen is emphasized. The Altiplano region has high potential for solar energy due to its strong radiation. The…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 