Bolivia Bets on Renewable Diesel that Reuses Discarded Oils
(SwissInfo.ch/EFE (Google translation)) The Bolivian government announced on Wednesday the construction of a renewable diesel plant that will reuse discarded oils, vegetables and animals, and is expected to produce around three million barrels per year.
The act of launching this project considered “star” by the Bolivian government was attended by President Luis Arce, the Minister of Hydrocarbons and Energies, Franklin Molina, and the head of the state-owned Yacimiento Petroliferos Fiscales Bolivianos (YPFB), Wilson Zelaya.
The plant will be located at the Guillermo Elder Bell refinery in the department of Santa Cruz, the most prosperous in Bolivia, and will require an investment of 250 million dollars, according to a statement from the Hydrocarbons Ministry.
The objective of the construction of this innovative diesel plant is to achieve “energy sovereignty” and also to boost the country’s economy.
“We are taking a giant step in energy sovereignty,” Arce said in his speech, quoted in the bulletin. READ MORE
Bolivian government announces nation’s entrée into renewable diesel production (Biobased Diesel Daily)