Evo Morales says nationalization and investments allow Bolivia to grow.
Bolivia currently produces 2.200 megawatts (MW), 1.350 more than in 2005, thanks to the nationalization of power plants and investments in the sector, President Evo Morales highlighted; he detailed that 2018 ended with economic growth of 4,7 percent, the highest in the region, and according to forecasts from the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), growth this year will be 4,3 percent.
247, with Prensa Latina - Bolivia currently produces 2.200 megawatts (MW), 1.350 more than in 2005, thanks to the nationalization of power plants and investments in the sector, President Evo Morales emphasized.
In an interview on a radio program, Evo announced that between March and April of this year, another 1,000 MW will be added to the National Interconnected System, and by the bicentennial of Independence in 2025, the country will produce 8,000 MW and consolidate the export of surplus energy to neighboring countries.
The Bolivian president highlighted that these important advances were achieved thanks to the political stability guaranteed by his government and Bolivia's growth, with an economic, social, productive, and community-based model.
Evo detailed that the year 2018 ended with economic growth of 4,7 percent, the highest in the region, and according to forecasts from the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), growth this year will be 4,3 percent.