Lithium6 Jul 2024 09:57
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Experts in evaporitic resources from international organizations, with representation in Bolivia, agreed on the need to generate regional coordination among lithium-producing countries as an opportunity to enhance the value chain of this resource and ensure the energy transition in the world.
On the second day of the "Bolivia 2050 Energy Transition Forum", which is being held in the city of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, the panelists from the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the Development Bank for Latin America and the Caribbean (CAF), among others, they spoke about lithium as an opportunity for the region and the future challenges in the generation of added value.
"Regional coordination would be important, beyond stabilizing prices, to offer the world market, to the demand for critical resources (lithium) for the energy transition, to offer a stable, secure and long-term supply for that transition, because we see that the demand is going to be enormous," said Federico Nacif, a specialist in Evaporite Resources and Lithium.
In turn, ECLAC specialist Mario Castillo considered that beyond competition between the countries of the so-called "Lithium Triangle" (Chile, Argentina and Bolivia), where the largest amount of this resource is concentrated, it is necessary to generate a regional cooperation platform to enhance their positioning as key players in the world market.
"In Bolivia there is a very important technological development, there is a huge reserve, Argentina is the most advanced country in direct extraction, Chile is making an effort to increase its production.
So, there are positive things, if one raises them in a scenario of cooperation and regional integration, it can be enhanced in a better way," he said, and launched the challenge of generating a regional electromobility market.
For the CAF representative, Jeannette Sánchez, an alliance for the development of productive and technological capacities is essential in the Bolivian case, which is why she proposed managing professional profiles in an articulation with universities at the national and regional level.
"The development of resources also comes with environmental and social impacts that must be addressed, so there is an economic opportunity, the social and environmental challenge so that the development of resources comes with added and shared value for all," added Martín Walter, IDB specialist.
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