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Bolivia’s state power company Ende has declared void the second call to carry out green hydrogen studies. The process, launched in November, fell through because offers from the two bidders – Ghenova Ingeniería and Tecnatom – did not fulfill technical requirements, procurement information shows.

The consultancy work will support development of a green hydrogen pilot project at the 5MW Cobija solar park, which is operated by Ende Guaracachi. The alternative fuel would be used at the Bahía thermal plant in Cobija, which is the capital of Pando department in the northwest of the country.

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A new agreement between H2 Bolivia and the Government of Oruro will see a 500,000 tonne per year green ammonia plant built in the country. Taking advantage of the “unmatched solar irradiance” in the Oruro region, a solar farm will power 490 MW of electrolysers at the plant, with enough land acquired to expand the project well beyond the initial 500,000 tonnes per year target. FID is due in 18 months, with construction to begin by 2024. The project will target ammonia export markets to begin with, but there is a chance it could help replace Bolivian imports of ammonia (and a significant fertiliser market in South America). Bolivia’s only world scale ammonia and urea plant has been beset by technical difficulties and lossmaking operations since it was commissioned a few years ago.