Guatemala Energy Situation - Revision history

Lisafeldmann at 07:55, 1 April 2025

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Ahmed El-Sherbini at 14:10, 6 March 2019

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Ahmed El-Sherbini at 11:05, 5 November 2018

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Ahmed El-Sherbini at 10:27, 5 November 2018

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Ahmed El-Sherbini at 09:46, 5 November 2018

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 *[http://uu.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:749642/FULLTEXT01.pdf Energy Security and Sustainable Development Implications for Guatemala of the Electricity Generation Expansion Plan 2014-2028]<br/>
 *[https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/w-009-9340?transitionType=Default&contextData=(sc.Default)&firstPage=true&comp=pluk&bhcp=1 Overview of the Electricity Regulation in Guatemala]
-*PTB project "[[:File:PTB_project_LAC_Energy_95309_EN.pdf|Quality Infrastructure for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy]]" in Latin America and the Caribbean
+*[https://www.ptb.de/cms/en.html PTB] project "[[:File:PTB project LAC Energy 95309 EN.pdf|Quality Infrastructure for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy]]" in Latin America and the Caribbean

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 *[https://trackingsdg7.esmap.org/country/guatemala Tracking SDG7 in Guatemala 2018]
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 *[http://uu.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:749642/FULLTEXT01.pdf Energy Security and Sustainable Development Implications for Guatemala of the Electricity Generation Expansion Plan 2014-2028]<br/>
 *[https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/w-009-9340?transitionType=Default&contextData=(sc.Default)&firstPage=true&comp=pluk&bhcp=1 Overview of the Electricity Regulation in Guatemala]
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-*The policy is aligned with a number of international conventions , which are related to the energy sector, in addition to the national legal and policy framework<ref name="Ministry of Energy and Mines (MEM). (2015). Energy Policy 2013-2027. Retrieved From: http://www.mem.gob.gt/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Energy-Policy-2013-2027.pdf">Ministry of Energy and Mines (MEM). (2015). Energy Policy 2013-2027. Retrieved From: http://www.mem.gob.gt/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Energy-Policy-2013-2027.pdf</ref>.
+*The energy policy 2013-2027 is based on the following laws and decrees<ref name="Ministry of Energy and Mines (MEM). (2015). Energy Policy 2013-2027. Retrieved From: http://www.mem.gob.gt/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Energy-Policy-2013-2027.pdf">Ministry of Energy and Mines (MEM). (2015). Energy Policy 2013-2027. Retrieved From: http://www.mem.gob.gt/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Energy-Policy-2013-2027.pdf</ref>:
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 == Geothermal ==
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 Crude oil production in Guatemala has high potential, with estimations suggesting the possibility of reaching 50000 barrels/day<ref name="Ávalos, C. (2014). Invest in Guatemala: Energy and Oil – Industry in Guatemala. Retrieved From: http://www.investinguatemala.org/sites/default/files/2-energy-oil_eng.pdf">Ávalos, C. (2014). Invest in Guatemala: Energy and Oil – Industry in Guatemala. Retrieved From: http://www.investinguatemala.org/sites/default/files/2-energy-oil_eng.pdf</ref>. Main Guatemalan products in that regard are: ''''''heavy crude oil'''''' with API gravities 10-22.3 & ''''''bitter'''''' with Sulphur percentages > 1%<ref name="Ávalos, C. (2014). Invest in Guatemala: Energy and Oil – Industry in Guatemala. Retrieved From: http://www.investinguatemala.org/sites/default/files/2-energy-oil_eng.pdf">Ávalos, C. (2014). Invest in Guatemala: Energy and Oil – Industry in Guatemala. Retrieved From: http://www.investinguatemala.org/sites/default/files/2-energy-oil_eng.pdf</ref>.
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 *Other regulating institutions<ref name="Ávalos, C. (2014). Invest in Guatemala: Energy and Oil – Industry in Guatemala. Retrieved From: http://www.investinguatemala.org/sites/default/files/2-energy-oil_eng.pdf">Ávalos, C. (2014). Invest in Guatemala: Energy and Oil – Industry in Guatemala. Retrieved From: http://www.investinguatemala.org/sites/default/files/2-energy-oil_eng.pdf</ref>: Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources - The Protected Areas Commission
 *The laws which established the different regulatory roles of these institutions<ref name="Ávalos, C. (2014). Invest in Guatemala: Energy and Oil – Industry in Guatemala. Retrieved From: http://www.investinguatemala.org/sites/default/files/2-energy-oil_eng.pdf">Ávalos, C. (2014). Invest in Guatemala: Energy and Oil – Industry in Guatemala. Retrieved From: http://www.investinguatemala.org/sites/default/files/2-energy-oil_eng.pdf</ref>: [https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1244&context=la_energy_policies The Hydrocarbon Law (Decree 109-83)] - The Law for Commercialization of Hydrocarbons (Decree 109-97) - The Regulation for Invitations to submit offers to conclude oil exploration and exploitation contracts (Government Agreement 764-92)&nbsp;
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 == The Energy Policy 2013-2027 ==
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-|+ <br/>Table.18: Guatemalan Energy Sector Major Institutions and their Roles<ref name="Ávalos, C. (2014). Invest in Guatemala: Energy and Oil – Industry in Guatemala. Retrieved From: http://www.investinguatemala.org/sites/default/files/2-energy-oil_eng.pdf">Ávalos, C. (2014). Invest in Guatemala: Energy and Oil – Industry in Guatemala. Retrieved From: http://www.investinguatemala.org/sites/default/files/2-energy-oil_eng.pdf</ref><ref name="Espinasa, R. Balza, L. Hinestrosa, C. and Sucre, C. (2013). Energy Dossier: Guatemala. Retrieve From: https://publications.iadb.org/bitstream/handle/11319/3856/Dossier%2005%20Guatemala%20Eng.pdf?sequence=6&isAllowed=y">Espinasa, R. Balza, L. Hinestrosa, C. and Sucre, C. (2013). Energy Dossier: Guatemala. Retrieve From: https://publications.iadb.org/bitstream/handle/11319/3856/Dossier%2005%20Guatemala%20Eng.pdf?sequence=6&isAllowed=y</ref><ref name="Ministry of Energy and Mines (MEM). (2015). Energy Policy 2013-2027. Retrieved From: http://www.mem.gob.gt/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Energy-Policy-2013-2027.pdf">Ministry of Energy and Mines (MEM). (2015). Energy Policy 2013-2027. Retrieved From: http://www.mem.gob.gt/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Energy-Policy-2013-2027.pdf</ref><br/>
+|+ <br/>Table.19: Guatemalan Energy Sector Major Institutions and their Roles<ref name="Ávalos, C. (2014). Invest in Guatemala: Energy and Oil – Industry in Guatemala. Retrieved From: http://www.investinguatemala.org/sites/default/files/2-energy-oil_eng.pdf">Ávalos, C. (2014). Invest in Guatemala: Energy and Oil – Industry in Guatemala. Retrieved From: http://www.investinguatemala.org/sites/default/files/2-energy-oil_eng.pdf</ref><ref name="Espinasa, R. Balza, L. Hinestrosa, C. and Sucre, C. (2013). Energy Dossier: Guatemala. Retrieve From: https://publications.iadb.org/bitstream/handle/11319/3856/Dossier%2005%20Guatemala%20Eng.pdf?sequence=6&isAllowed=y">Espinasa, R. Balza, L. Hinestrosa, C. and Sucre, C. (2013). Energy Dossier: Guatemala. Retrieve From: https://publications.iadb.org/bitstream/handle/11319/3856/Dossier%2005%20Guatemala%20Eng.pdf?sequence=6&isAllowed=y</ref><ref name="Ministry of Energy and Mines (MEM). (2015). Energy Policy 2013-2027. Retrieved From: http://www.mem.gob.gt/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Energy-Policy-2013-2027.pdf">Ministry of Energy and Mines (MEM). (2015). Energy Policy 2013-2027. Retrieved From: http://www.mem.gob.gt/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Energy-Policy-2013-2027.pdf</ref><br/>
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-|+ Table.19: The Three Major Distributing Companies in Guatemala<ref name="Espinasa, R. Balza, L. Hinestrosa, C. and Sucre, C. (2013). Energy Dossier: Guatemala. Retrieve From: https://publications.iadb.org/bitstream/handle/11319/3856/Dossier%2005%20Guatemala%20Eng.pdf?sequence=6&isAllowed=y">Espinasa, R. Balza, L. Hinestrosa, C. and Sucre, C. (2013). Energy Dossier: Guatemala. Retrieve From: https://publications.iadb.org/bitstream/handle/11319/3856/Dossier%2005%20Guatemala%20Eng.pdf?sequence=6&isAllowed=y</ref><ref name="Ministry of Energy and Mines (MEM). (2015). Energy Policy 2013-2027. Retrieved From: http://www.mem.gob.gt/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Energy-Policy-2013-2027.pdf">Ministry of Energy and Mines (MEM). (2015). Energy Policy 2013-2027. Retrieved From: http://www.mem.gob.gt/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Energy-Policy-2013-2027.pdf</ref>
+|+ Table.20: The Three Major Distributing Companies in Guatemala<ref name="Espinasa, R. Balza, L. Hinestrosa, C. and Sucre, C. (2013). Energy Dossier: Guatemala. Retrieve From: https://publications.iadb.org/bitstream/handle/11319/3856/Dossier%2005%20Guatemala%20Eng.pdf?sequence=6&isAllowed=y">Espinasa, R. Balza, L. Hinestrosa, C. and Sucre, C. (2013). Energy Dossier: Guatemala. Retrieve From: https://publications.iadb.org/bitstream/handle/11319/3856/Dossier%2005%20Guatemala%20Eng.pdf?sequence=6&isAllowed=y</ref><ref name="Ministry of Energy and Mines (MEM). (2015). Energy Policy 2013-2027. Retrieved From: http://www.mem.gob.gt/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Energy-Policy-2013-2027.pdf">Ministry of Energy and Mines (MEM). (2015). Energy Policy 2013-2027. Retrieved From: http://www.mem.gob.gt/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Energy-Policy-2013-2027.pdf</ref>
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