The appointed Vice Minister of Mines and Energy, Mauricio Bejarano, spoke of the virtue that Paraguay has in terms of the abundance of renewable energy. Its management will be focused mainly on photovoltaic solar energy.
Bejarano was appointed to join the cabinet of the Ministry of Public Works and Communications (MOPC), where he will be in charge of one of the vice ministries of which little is saidbut that has a key function for the development of Paraguay.
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During an interview on the “Arriba Hoy” program of the GEN/Nación Media channel, Mauricio Bejarano explained the main function of the Vice Ministry of Mines and Energy and which aspects will be a priority for the governmentwhere he highlighted the power generation through solar panels as the main focus.
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We have the visit of Mauricio Bejarano, Vice Minister of Mines and Energy, to tell us more about his role in the MOPC.
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“Our goal and firm convictionsaid by President Santiago Peña, we need the generation of energy, not only hydro, but the Solar photovoltaic. We will work together with the Ande to see the points of interest, which we have already detected in a master plan,” said the Vice Minister of Mines and Energy.
Bejarano commented that there is great interest from the private sector in investing in this type of power generation, which would benefit the country. “We must continue to offer as a country a place where the generation of renewable energy is a global competitive advantage for the development of the economy,” he added.
highlighted the wealth of Paraguay in terms of renewable energy that should be exploited and also mentioned that there is a law for the promotion of renewable energy that allows the simplification of the granting of a license to those who wish to generate it.
“We have an advantage at the national level, the abundance of renewable energyWe can now offer this abundance worldwide for the development of Paraguay”, remarked Mauricio Bejarano.
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