Renews reports: Danes fund 93MW in Bolivia Denmark agrees to provide $129.2m to support three wind farms The Danish government has agreed to provide $129.2m for three wind farms with a combined 93MW of capacity in Bolivia. Denmark’s development cooperation agency Danida will lend $113.3m while the government will donate $15.8m, Bolivia’s energy ministry said….
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UNESCO/ Juan Bosch Prize for the Promotion of Social Sciences Research in LAC: Manuel Olivera Andrade
UNESCO reports: Manuel Olivera Andrade: Young researchers must make their voices heard Manuel Olivera Andrade, young Bolivian researcher, receives the UNESCO/Juan Bosch Prize for the Promotion of Social Science Research in Latin America and the Caribbean, on Monday, 26 October 2015, at UNESCO Headquarters, Room I, at 6:30 pm. The ceremony is part of the…
Costa Rica will advise us, on geothermal energy
AFP/ San Jose reports for Pagina Siete: MISSION ARRIVES IN LA PAZ Costa Rica will advise on geothermal energy Costa Rica Energy authorities will sign in Bolivia an agreement to support the South American country in developing its geothermal resources. Energy authorities from Costa Rica in Bolivia will sign an agreement to support the South…
BOLIVIAN ELECTRICITY GENERATION CAPACITY REACHED 1,642 Megawatts
La Prensa reports: ELECTRICITY GENERATION CAPACITY REACHED 1,642 Megawatts Hydrocarbons Minister Juan Jose Sosa, reported that electricity generation capacity reached 1,642 megawatts (MW), representing more than 300 MW of reserve. “This is the maximum potential we have to deliver and demand is between 1,250 and 1,300 megawatts.” http://www.laprensa.com.bo/diario/actualidad/economia/20150117/capacidad-de-generacion-electrica-llego-a-1642_64017_106162.html As long as Bolivia continues to use…
Laguna Colorada has the capacity to generate power for 30 years
Hoybolivia.com reports from La Opinion: Laguna Colorada has the capacity to generate power for 30 years The geothermal project that housed the government in the southwestern department of Potosí, at a cost of 4.3 million bolivianos, has the capacity to generate electricity at least for 30 years, said the project manager, Marco Escobar. The power plant…
Nuclear? Environmentalists suggest other energy sources for Bolivia
ANF reports in El Diario: Recommend dismiss nuclear energy Environmentalists suggest other energy sources in the country The vice president of the Bolivian Forum on Environment and Development (Fobomade), Patricia Molina, considered unnecessary to build a nuclear reactor to implement it for energy purposes, considering that Bolivia has other options for generating clean energy that…
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