Should Bolivia use solar energy to generate synthetic fuels?

Using Bolivia’s own excellent solar resources to generate synthetic fuels in BPS-1 and BPS-2 would result in energy independence and security. Due to the lack of GHG emission costs in BPS-3 fuel costs remain for the fossil fuels used in the heat and transport sectors. Fig. 23.

How will Bolivia's energy transition affect fuel imports?

Increase in CAPEX suggests that during the transition, fuel imports will reduce, particularly those for fossil oil. Using Bolivia’s own excellent solar resources to generate synthetic fuels in BPS-1 and BPS-2 would result in energy independence and security.

Where is the largest lithium-ion battery storage system in Bolivia?

The site in the municipality of Baures, Bolivia. Image: Cegasa. The largest lithium-ion battery storage system in Bolivia is nearing completion at a co-located solar PV site, with project partners including Jinko, SMA and battery storage provider Cegasa.

Does Bolivia have a lithium resource?

Given that Bolivia’s PT region is home to the largest lithium reserve in the world (Sauer et al., 2015), development of cost of Bolivia’s own lithium usage as extraction of this resource develops may influence decision makers regarding lithium applications in the Bolivian energy system.

What is Bolivia's natural gas policy?

Bolivia’s natural gas policy has outlined the hydrocarbon sector in a developmental model whose income can be utilized by the State to other economic and social field (Ramírez Cendrero, 2014).

Can Bolivia provide desalinated water?

Further, as Bolivia has no direct access to ocean water, crossing borders would be necessary to provide desalinated water supply. For all scenarios, reverse osmosis (RO) desalination is the dominant technology used for desalination capacity (Fig. 16).