By Gigavision, Eju.tv: “If vehicles are damaged after additives, YPFB must disappear,” says former minister Ríos He also proposed that Bolivia should move toward opening the fuel market to end the state monopoly. According to Ríos, within one to two years the country should have different fuel brands so consumers do not depend on a…
Category: Energy
YPFB Is Agonizing and Needs Attention | YPFB agoniza y necesita atención
By Alvaro Rios, Brujula Digital: Bolivia’s energy supply security is entrusted to YPFB. Below is a brief explanation. In its hands lies the responsibility of negotiating hydrocarbon exploration and production contracts, and it owns areas with potential throughout the country. It operates several hydrocarbon fields across the national territory. It is the absolute owner of…
Gasoline More Bitter than Sweet | Gasolina más amarga que dulce
By Francesco Zaratti: Since 2018, Bolivia has marketed the so-called “green gasoline,” a blend of base gasoline with anhydrous ethanol, a byproduct of sugarcane, within the framework of an agreement that obliges YPFB to purchase ethanol from sugar mills and mix it with domestically produced or imported gasoline. The virtues of this program have been…
The Lithium Mess: Between the Constitution and Business | El lío del litio: entre la Constitución y los negocios
By Windsor Hernani, Visión 360: At the end of the day, it must be taken into account that lithium, like many of our natural resources, lies in our soil or subsoil and could remain there for a hundred years. Bolivia stands at a crossroads. While the world is crying out for lithium and foreign investors…
Energy Storage | El almacenamiento de la energía
By Francesco Zaratti: The advantages of renewable energy sources (solar, water, wind, geothermal, biomass) in electricity generation are well-known, and they typically impact global warming much less than fossil fuels. The objections to their wider adoption within the framework of the energy transition are of two types: cost and intermittency. It is improperly claimed that…
Mystery Fuel Shakes Bolivia | Gasolina en duda sacude Bolivia
By Germaine Barriga, Vision 360: Former Minister Álvaro Ríos questions the possible causes that led to the distribution of contaminated gasoline The hydrocarbons expert said that, several days after it became known that the gasoline being distributed was contaminated with manganese and gums, the government has still not given certainty to the public so that…
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