The Paraguayan government is accelerating plans to diversify its energy matrix with natural gas, solar, and wind projects to prevent the depletion of its electricity surplus by 2030.
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Atome PLC has finalized a $665 million investment to build a green fertilizer plant in Villeta, Paraguay, contingent upon the approval of a preferential electricity tariff by ANDE to ensure the project's financial viability.
Presidential Chief of Staff Javier Giménez said the executive analyzed granting a monthly subsidy of US$360,000 to Gol to operate a direct route between Paraguay and the United States, but deemed the cost unfeasible in the current "war economy" scenario.
The National Directorate of Civil Aviation (Dinac) confirmed that Gol Linhas Aéreas has reopened talks for the direct route between Asunción and Miami. Tuesday's meeting with the Chief of Staff of the Presidency, Javier Giménez, may define the next steps, including the issue of the subsidy demanded by the airline.
President Santiago Peña's announcement of building the world's largest artificial intelligence center in Paraguay has generated skepticism among local experts, who point to a lack of technical capacity and warn of the risk of the country becoming a mere supplier of cheap energy in a global geopolitical dispute.