Electricity sector in Bolivia
OverviewHistory of the electricity sectorElectricity supply and demandAccess to electricityResponsibilities in the electricity sectorRenewable energy resourcesTariffs, cost recovery and subsidiesInvestment and financing
Electricity in Bolivia started in 1899, when tin magnate Simón Iturri Patiño built a Diesel-generated power plant in Uncía, which provided energy to his nearby residence and the Miraflores mine. The first hydroelectric power plant was built in 1902 in Landara. Soon after more hydroelectric plants were built around the urban centers of Potosí, La Paz and Cochabamba. One of the first overhead power lines run around 50 km betw
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