By Francesco Zaratti: Contrary to what is heard daily, Bolivia is not facing an energy crisis, but a hydrocarbon crisis. In fact, there are no blackouts or electricity rationing, although there are long lines at fuel pumps. It is true that two-thirds of the electricity we consume is generated by burning natural gas, but precisely…
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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…
Mesa, Arce: one heart … I mean referendum | Mesa, Arce un solo corazón … digo referendum
Editorial, El Dia: It all started with a referendum Bolivians must not forget that the economic disaster we are currently experiencing, which is just beginning, originated from a referendum. This debacle is largely due to Carlos Mesa’s pathological obsession with avoiding decision-making, his cowardice in hiding behind the façade of a false participatory democracy, and…
How much natural gas do we have left? | ¿Cuánto gas natural nos queda?
Editorial, Los Tiempos: The volume of gas reserves in Bolivia is a mystery, at least for those who are not part of the state instances of the hydrocarbon sector. This lack of information violates Law 3740 of Sustainable Development of the Hydrocarbon Sector, enacted in August 2007, whose article 7 establishes that “YPFB, until March…
Irresponsible ineptocracy? Delusional ochlocracy? Or just plain masismo?! – ¿Ineptocracia irresponsable? ¿Oclocracia ilusoria? ¡¿O simplemente masismo?!
Humberto Vacaflor, El Diario: Secret reserves The government decided to leave the study for next year to find out the situation of natural gas reserves in the country, delayed since 2018. The last report, carried out by a specialized company, established that the reserves were 8.6 TCF (which means trillion cubic feet). Experts calculate that…
Ya no hay gas – There is no gas
Francesco Zaratti, Pagina Siete: ¡Coches eléctricos a la vista! Algo se mueve en el sector energético boliviano. Lenta y tímidamente, sin una visión integral, pero algo se mueve al fin. Bolivia está sentada sobre la bomba de tiempo del fin del ciclo del gas natural, por la explotación acelerada de los pozos y la insana…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 