063 Supporting Micro Hydro operators

Partner
Energética, Bolivia
Status
on-going

Project description
In Bolivia only 1% of the hydroelectric potential is exploited. It is estimated that Bolivia has nearly 40,000 MW in hydroelectric potential, while the actual power utilized is at about 400 MW through hydropower plants of several megawatts of power, as described below.
A little over 40% of the electricity in Bolivia has its [...]

062 Evaluation of micro grid operators

Partner
Energética, Bolivia
Status
on-going

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Project description
In Bolivia, besides large energy utilities serving the major cities, covering perhaps 70% of all users of the national electricity system, there are small, decentralized companies serving intermediate cities and small towns, and they have a around thousand customers.
However, there is yet another category of micro-enterprises providing energy services to rural populations which [...]

056 Supporting Oruro to initiate grid densification projects (phase 2)

Partner
Energética, Bolivia
Status
on-going

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Project description
The EASE – Bolivia team has developed a successful experience in densification of networks with the Prefecture of Cochabamba.
During a workshop where the results from this first phase were presented, several prefectures, including those of Tarija, Oruro and Chuquisaca, made the request to develop a similar project.
The project, which is proposed for Oruro, [...]

055 Micro enterprises for maintenance of solar systems (phase 2)

Partner
Energética, Bolivia
Status
on-going

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Project description
In the past year approximately 7,000 new photovoltaic installations have been made within different projects at national level:�
- 4.000 IDTR project facilities – VMEEA / BM�
- 1.000 IK project facilities – EU�
- 2,000 facilities in rural schools. Program ‘if I can’ by the Ministry of EducationÂ
Although the facilities are relatively recent, it has been [...]