Ministry of Hydrocarbons and Energy, Bolivia
Vice Minister of Alternative Energies (Lithium and Nuclear)
Álvaro Arnez Prado is an electromechanical engineer graduated from the Universidad Mayor de San Simón (UMSS), specialist in chemical and hydrocarbon engineering, with a Master’s degree in Polymer Petrochemistry, and a PhD in Chemical Engineering, among other studies related to the sciences of chemical engineering, hydrocarbons and global competitiveness, he is a professor and researcher with several published scientific articles and a patent registration, he was Vice Minister of Industrialization, Commercialization, Transportation and Storage of Hydrocarbons in the Ministry of Hydrocarbons and Energy of Bolivia in the period 2012 – 2016 and since November 2020 he has served as Vice Minister of Alternative Energies (Lithium and Nuclear) of the Ministry of Hydrocarbons and Energy.