Solar container lithium battery processing in Bolivia

Can Bolivia tap the world's biggest lithium deposits?

Salar de Uyuni. Stock image. Bolivia is stepping up efforts to tap the world’s biggest lithium deposits, readying deals with new investors to build processing plants despite low prices and growing opposition from lawmakers and citizen groups.

Will Bolivia produce lithium batteries by 2025?

The Bolivian government has chosen a Chinese consortium led by battery giant Contemporary Amperex Technology to invest upward of $1 billion to develop untapped lithium deposits, with the ambitious goal of producing lithium batteries in the country by 2025. Bolivia has the largest lithium reserves in the world but little local means to develop them.

Will China invest $1 billion in lithium batteries in Bolivia?

(IC Photo) The Bolivian government has chosen a Chinese consortium led by battery giant Contemporary Amperex Technology to invest upward of $1 billion to develop untapped lithium deposits, with the ambitious goal of producing lithium batteries in the country by 2025.

How much does lithium cost in Bolivia?

Although the contracts estimate a lithium price of $30,000 per ton, Alarcon noted that a price of at least $10,000 — more or less where prices are now — is necessary to ensure the plants’ commercial viability. But Bolivia’s track record of lithium development is far from stellar.