Bolivia

Trade unions and neighborhood organizations across Bolivia have rejected Supreme Decree 5750 modifying electricity tariff calculations, though commercial sector representatives will wait until November to assess actual billing impacts before deciding on mobilization measures. The opposition highlights tension between government assurances of price stability and public skepticism over formula changes tied to dollar exchange rates, […]

President Rodrigo Paz Pereira promulgated Supreme Decree 5750 on October 13, 2026, introducing automatic indexation of electricity tariffs to the official exchange rate and consumer price inflation. The measure responds to recent changes in Bolivia’s foreign exchange regime and establishes monthly and semi-annual recalculation mechanisms for generation, transmission and distribution components across the national power

Former Hydrocarbon Minister Mauricio Medinaceli warns Bolivia must upgrade its electrical grid before expanding electric vehicle adoption to avoid blackouts and tariff increases. The government simultaneously advances legislation to diversify the energy matrix with renewables and biogas production, while regional analysis shows potential multi-billion dollar benefits from cross-border electrical interconnections through 2040. Bolivia’s electrical infrastructure

President Rodrigo Paz Pereira submitted a new electricity law to Bolivia’s legislature on September 30, 2026, seeking to dismantle state monopolies and attract foreign capital to modernize the country’s power infrastructure. The measure grants private companies access to international grid interconnections previously controlled by state utility ENDE and establishes consumer tariff protections to limit rate