This MHE release was published using machine translation.
UCOM-MHE-ENDE-09-25-2021.- The Minister of Hydrocarbons and Energies, Franklin Molina, the Vice Minister of Electricity and Alternative Energies, José María Romay, and the Executive President of ENDE Corp., Marco Escóbar, among other authorities , today inaugurated in the city of Santa Cruz the first charging station for electric vehicles, located in the Ventura Mall shopping center, thereby promoting the use of these motorized vehicles in that eastern region.
“Today we inaugurate an innovative project designed for the people of Santa Cruz and the Bolivian people, because with the help of our President Luis Arce, our vice ministers, ENDE Corp., and with the support and collaboration of the Ventura Mall, our company ENDE Guaracachi developed a system modern that will revolutionize transportation by incorporating electric vehicles into its matrix, which will lead Bolivia towards a cleaner and more sustainable future for the benefit of our Mother Earth ”, highlighted Molina.
In turn, the Executive President of the National Electricity Company (ENDE Corporation), Marco Escóbar, said that “electric vehicles are already a reality in the country and little by little they will change the architectural landscape of our roads, as they demand the installation of recharging points or electric stations like the one we are putting into operation today in the Ventura Mall parking lot ”.
“ENDE Corporación will install 11 more electric stations in the next few days. There will be 3 in La Paz, 3 in Cochabamba, 3 in Santa Cruz and 3 more on the highway of the central axis of the country, La Paz – Santa Cruz, since we are building the necessary infrastructure to gradually advance in the change of the energy matrix. We are building the necessary infrastructure to gradually advance in the change of the energy matrix, displacing the use of fossil fuel with a view to 100% electric transport, 100% friendly to the environment ”, he added.
For his part, the General Manager of ENDE Guaracachi, Rodrigo Corrales, explained that the supplier “has a charging system for vehicles in alternating current, with a power of 22 kilowatts (kW) per outlet (two outlets), 32 amps per outlet. and a three-phase supply voltage at 380 (V). Presents a charger for parking, the average charging time is one to two hours, depending on the battery capacity of the vehicle; The system has all the necessary safeguards for use in crowded public environments. Besides, there is a photovoltaic generation system independent of the grid of approximately 3.2 kW ”,
Electric cars are powered by one or more motors that use electrical energy, which is stored in rechargeable batteries, which makes them more efficient than combustion engines.
This work is part of the incentive program for electromobility within the framework of Supreme Decree No. 4539 and is part of a chain of pumps that will be gradually installed and that will allow users to travel in electric vehicles from all regions of the country.
After an exchange of ideas with executives of the Ventura Mall, the analysis was carried out and the convenience of installing this charging point in the Mall parking lot was evidenced, since it is a place with a large influx of Santa Cruz citizens, being also an attraction for people who visit Santa Cruz from the interior of the country.
Corrales indicated that this project, which required an investment of approximately US $ 35,000, has a charging point for electric vehicles, a photovoltaic generation system and auxiliary equipment. Eventually, the system will make it possible to schedule a reservation of time and carry out uploads through the use of applications for mobile devices.
The representative of the Mall Ventura executives, Edmund Daher, thanked ENDE Guaracachi for its willingness to work with the commercial sector and thus materialize innovations and provide additional services to its clientele.
Over the next few weeks, more service stations for this type of motorized vehicle will be installed in the capital of Santa Cruz, in Cochabamba and La Paz, and on the highways that link these three cities as the electric vehicle fleet increases.