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Where is the largest lithium-ion battery storage system in Bolivia?

The site in the municipality of Baures, Bolivia. Image: Cegasa. The largest lithium-ion battery storage system in Bolivia is nearing completion at a co-located solar PV site, with project partners including Jinko, SMA and battery storage provider Cegasa.

Will Bolivia develop a lithium extraction plant in its salt flats?

Bolivia aims to develop plants in seven of its 28 salt flats. (Image courtesy of YLB.) Bolivia state-owned Yacimientos de Litio Boliviano (YLB) has shortlisted four companies to advance into the next phase of a bid to develop pilot lithium extraction plants in the country’s salt flats.

Can Bolivia become a leading lithium supplier?

YLB aims to position Bolivia as a leading global supplier of lithium, with an ambitious goal of exporting 50,000 tonnes of lithium carbonate equivalent annually. State-owned lithium company YLB and a Chinese consortium are building a pilot plant at the salt flat, which will use DLE technology.

Where can lithium be extracted from brine in Bolivia?

The tender, launched earlier this year, aims to develop plants in seven of Bolivia’s 28 salt flats, including Uyuni, Coipasa, Pastos Grandes, Capina, Cañapa, Chiguana, and Empexa. CBC submitted a plan to extract lithium from residual brine through the adsorption method.