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  • What is Bolivia's energy supply in 2021?
  • According to the information provided by the Ministry of Hydrocarbons and Energy (MHE), Bolivia’s total pri-mary energy supply (TPES) in 2021 was 202.9 TWh, based mostly on fossil fuels (80.7% and 11.9% of the energy coming from fossil gas (FG) and oil, respectively). From this value, 58% corresponded to gas export (117.4 TWh) .
  • What are the resources available for the Bolivian energy system?
  • The resources available for the Bolivian energy system could be divided into fossil and renewable. Bolivia holds FG reserves (2 729, 1 009, and 1 485 TWh of proven, probable and possible reserves in 2018) . Furthermore, the economy of the country relies to a great extent on fiscal revenues and tax collection from FG exports.
  • 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.
  • What is the primary source of energy for Bolivia?
  • The primary source of energy for Bolivia from this study is solar PV. Such high shares of solar PV in Bolivia are supported by solar resource findings in Breyer and Schmid (2010), which determined Bolivia to be among the ten countries with the maximum solar irradiation for fixed optimally tilted PV systems.
  • Will Bolivia become a net exporter of energy to South America?
  • With plans to be the energetic heart of South America, Bolivia has ambitious plans to become a primary net exporter of energy to the region (MHE, 2017).