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Truckers in Bolivia carried out a two-day blockade of some of the country's key roads to protest against the socialist government.

Santa Cruz, Bolivia, Oct 26 (EFE).- Bolivia’s Santa Cruz province, the country’s largest region and its economic engine, on Wednesday is in the fifth day of a widespread strike with new clashes between civilians who support and reject the call for the national census to be held in 2023 rather than in 2024. The day …

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In Bolivia, the EFE news agency reports the government will invest $250 million to produce 3 million barrels per year of renewable diesel from waste fats, animal fats and vegetable oil at its Guillermo Elder Bell refinery. The facility will require upwards of 450,000 metric tons of feedstock annually. Danish, French and US businesses contributed to the development of the project, but they weren’t specifically identified in the article. The fuel is intended for domestic consumption in an effort to reduce reliance on imported fossil fuels and increase “energy sovereignty”.

(SwissInfo.ch/EFE (Google translation)) The Bolivian government announced on Wednesday the construction of a renewable diesel plant that will reuse discarded oils, vegetables and animals, and is expected to produce around three million barrels per year. The act of launching this project considered “star” by the Bolivian government was attended by President Luis Arce, the Minister of Hydrocarbons and Energies, Franklin Molina, and the head of the state-owned Yacimiento Petroliferos Fiscales Bolivianos (YPFB), Wilson Zelaya. The plant will be located at the Guillermo Elder Bell refinery in...