Energy tender Electricity Empresa Eléctrica de Guatemala, S. A. Distribuidora de Electricidad de Occidente Distribuidora de Electricidad de Oriente Guatemala’s National Electric Energy Commission energy distribution alternative energy clean energy renewable energy State Purchases Carlos Colom Bickford Renewable Energy energy purchase

33 Bids for 800 MW Tender in Guatemala

Thirty-three companies have submitted their technical and financial bids for the tender for the provision of 800 MW of power over the next fifteen years.

Friday, January 27, 2012

Participating in the process are four power stations providing energy using biomass and coal, two windmills and several hydroelectric power companies.

"Jorge Alonso, manager of the Empresa Electrica de Guatemala, SA (EEGSA), said they have yet to define how many megawatts will be awarded, but considered that the target will be exceeded, as more than 60 percent of the bids received were from companies using renewable sources", reported Prensalibre.com.

Source: prensalibre.com

Key entities

Empresa Eléctrica de Guatemala, S. A. Distribuidora de Electricidad de Oriente Distribuidora de Electricidad de Occidente Guatemala’s National Electric Energy Commission

Countries

Guatemala

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New Rules for Guatemala's Electricity Market

September 2009

Distributing companies will have to purchase 4 years worth of energy supply, instead of the 2 years required today.

New regulations also modify timing considerations for bidding processes. Nowadays they must be done one month before contract expiration, but in the future they will be done earlier, to better prepare bidding terms.

New Tenders for Energy in Guatemala

March 2012

The National Energy Commission (CNEE) has issued new tenders for energy supply, which will take place in April.

Of the 53 bids received in the last tender for 800MW, 35 were out of price range, quoting in excess of $ 0.1175 per kilowatt hour.

"There was some controversy over the fact that suppliers who use coal and gas were not able to stay within the price range when factoring in the cost of transportation and import, which left them at a disadvantage," reads an article on Prensalibre.com.

Guatemala Announces 800MW Energy Purchase

August 2010

Guatemala's National Electrical Power Committee has announced an invitation to tender for the supply 800MW over a period of 15 years beginning in 2015.

Participating generators' technical and economic offers must be received by 25 March 2011 and a decision is expected by 29 April.

Guatemala: New Electricity Tariffs Approved

July 2011

Tariffs have been published which set the value at which distribution companies can charge for electricity.

The new rates for energy come into force on July 1, as stated in the tariff schedules published by the National Energy Commission (CNEE in Spanish).

The decision to set new standards for the rates was made because the value added distribution (VAD) had expired and needed renewal.

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