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Guatemala: Tender for 800MW Attracts Investors

At least 10 companies have already acquired the bidding rules ready to present bids on 28 October.

Thursday, April 28, 2011

Among the companies interested in bidding is Centrans Energy which operates a wind farm in the Pacaya volcano area, which generates 50 MW and represents an investment of $125 million.

An article in Elperiodico.comgt states "The bidding rules require that at least 60 percent of the 800 MW must be generated by renewable power plants (hydroelectric, wind, solar, etc.) and a maximum of 40 percent for existing plants (bunker, diesel and coal) The traditional power plants can bid for contracts of up to 5 years, compared to the renewables whose contracts can be up to 15 years long."

Source: elperiodico.com.gt

Key entities

Distribuidora de Electricidad de Oriente Distribuidora de Electricidad de Occidente Empresa Eléctrica de Guatemala, S. A. Empresa de Generación Eléctrica, S.A. Empresa Siemens S.A. Ingenio Magdalena TECO Guatemala Holdings LLC Enel Green Power Cutuco Energy Carlos Polanco Duke Energy International Guatemala’s National Electric Energy Commission Centrans Energy Services, Inc.

Countries

Guatemala

Insight

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33 Bids for 800 MW Tender in Guatemala

January 2012

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.

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

International Energy Tender Attracts 24 Companies

August 2011

A tender for the provision of 800 MW of electricity for the next 15 years has attracted companies producing energy using wind power, hydro power, biomass, bunker fuel, coal and natural gas.

Among the companies interested in the bidding which will take place in January 2012 are, Cutuco Energy, Italy's Enel, los ingenios Pantaleón, La Unión and Magdalena, among others, said Carlos Colom Bickford, president of the National Energy Commission (CNEE).

Guatemala: Wind Power Generators Interested In Energy Tender

July 2011

Among the companies interested in bidding for the 800MW tender are three wind power generators.

Carlos Rodas, from Empresa Electrica de Guatemala, S. A. (EEGSA), noted that the companies Viento Blanco and Eólico San Antonio El Sitio have acquired the specification details and a third company is is also interested.

Panama To Invest $3.93 Billion in Energy Projects

April 2010

22 new energy generation projects are planned for the next four years.

They will add 1.061 MW to the country’s power grid, an 87% increase over Panama’s current energy generation capacity (1.208 MW).

“The focus will be put on hydroelectric power generation projects, in which $1.73 billion will be invested”, reported Panamá América.

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