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Power cords for Bolivia

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2,159 power cords for Bolivia: 230 V 50 Hz mains, no national approval required. Country-plug cords for OEM equipment (the local wall plug to IEC 60320), data center jumpers (IEC 60320) and industrial (IEC 60309) cords from our certification records, with the approvals each one carries.

These country pages are in beta. We are still completing the record of plugs, connectors and cords for each country, so more detail and updates are coming soon.

2,159 of these need no national approval in Bolivia.

Power in Bolivia

Mains supply
230 V · 50 Hz
also 115 V
La Paz historically 115V; rest of country 230V/50Hz. Type A/C sockets coexist.
Wall plug
Plug type not on our record yet — the IEC 60320 jumpers below fit any PDU or power-supply inlet.
Cord ratings
Under the IEC scheme, IEC 60320 C13 / C14 cords are rated 10 A 250 V and C19 / C20 cords 16 A 250 V; a wall-plug cord carries its plug's own rating.
Approvals
Bolivia names no mandatory product approval for a cord set, overseen by IBMETRO (Instituto Boliviano de Metrología); IBNORCA for standards; standard export papers apply.
Regulator: IBMETRO (Instituto Boliviano de Metrología); IBNORCA for standards

Cord-set standard: NB IEC 60320-1; NB IEC 60227 — voluntary. Cordage accepted: H05VV-F, SJT, NB IEC 60227 family. Labels in Spanish.

Bolivia wall plug to IEC 60320 power cords

The wall plug used in Bolivia on one end and the IEC 60320 inlet on your equipment on the other — C13, C15, C5, C7 or C19. The cord an OEM ships in the box with equipment sold into Bolivia, and the one an office, lab or shop floor plugs straight into the wall; every cord here carries the approval Bolivia requires.

Data center power cords for Bolivia

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IEC 60320 jumpers — a C14 or C20 plug into the PDU, a C13, C15 or C19 connector into the server, switch or storage. For most countries these are our global cords: one part number carries the marks Bolivia requires, so a data center operator deploys the same cord in every region.

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Industrial power cords for Bolivia

IEC 60309 pin-and-sleeve cords, 16–32 A — the international industrial connector, dual-rated for IEC and North American circuits.

Other power cords for Bolivia

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Extension cords, splitters, hardwired whips and adapter cords approved for use in Bolivia.

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Questions about power cords for Bolivia

What is the mains voltage in Bolivia?

230 V at 50 Hz (also 115 V). Under the IEC scheme, IEC 60320 C13 / C14 cords are rated 10 A 250 V and C19 / C20 cords 16 A 250 V; a wall-plug cord carries its plug's own rating.

What approval does a power cord need in Bolivia?

Bolivia names no mandatory product approval for a cord set, overseen by IBMETRO (Instituto Boliviano de Metrología); IBNORCA for standards; standard export papers apply. A cord marked "Approved for use in Bolivia" on this page carries that approval on our record; "No national approval required" means the record names none for that cord type.

Are IEC 60320 C13 / C14 jumper cords approved for Bolivia?

Yes — 2,027 data center cords (C14 or C20 into the PDU, C13 / C15 / C19 into the equipment) are approved for use in Bolivia or need no national approval there. For most countries these are our global cords: one part number carries the marks several countries require.

Which cordage types are accepted in Bolivia?

H05VV-F, SJT and NB IEC 60227 family. Our international cords use harmonised H05VV-F / H05RN-F cordage; North American cords use SJT / SJTW.

Also in Americas

"Approved for use in Bolivia" means the cord carries the approval Bolivia requires for its type. "No national approval required in Bolivia" means Bolivia names no national approval for a cord of that type. Need the certificate behind a cord, or a cord for a country not listed? Ask us.