The National Electrification Institute of Guatemala is putting out to tender a supply of voltage regulators and transformers for hydroelectric power plants.
In 2016 Central America imported $311 million worth of transformers and electric converters, of which $39 million were purchased from Mexico, 11% more than in 2015.
Figures from CentralAmericaData's information system on the Transformers and Electricity Converters and Reactors Market compiled by the Business Inteligence Unit: [GRAPHIC caption = "Click to interact with the chart]
The company Fersa S.A. has been awarded a contract for three of the five blocks in the tender to expand the electricity transmission network.
Prensalibre.com reports that "...The total contained in the tender was 400 kilometers, of which three of the five blocks were awarded to Fersa.The first will cover the communities of Quiché and will interconnect with San Marcos."
The National Electrification Institute in Guatemala (Instituto Nacional de Electrificación) is putting out to tender a supply of banks and chargers for substations.
The Regional Operating Agency is inviting bids for the execution of tests and field trials to validate and endorse parameters and control models in the SER and SEM generation units.
Commercial authorization was received in July by the Energy generators Caribe, S.A., whose installed capacity is 120 MW, Unidad Turbo Generador Condensing 4 (TGC-4) de Pantaleón S.A., with 50.55 MW.
From a Bulletin by the Wholesale Market Authority:
Average prices for buying and selling on the spot market, quantities by contract and by spot price, amounts of predispatched MWh per hour, per day or for specific periods.
With funding from two international banks, Transportadora de Energía de Centroamérica will develop the Transmission Expansion Plan 1-2009.
"...As soon as the Expansion Transmission Plan (ETP) is finished, more than 30 power plants will be able to connect to the new energy transport system, contributing to the diversification of the energy network and reducing rates by an estimated 25%, according to the authorities in Guatemala's electricity sector. "
In March 2016 the electricity generation matrix was made up of 34% plant-based biomass, 22% coal, 24% hydroelectric, 14% bunker, 2.8% geothermal, 1.2% wind and the rest was biogas and diesel.
The report"Electricity Subsector Statistics up to May 2016"prepared by the Directorate General for Energy, at the Ministry of Energy and Mines, summarizes the main data for the sector up to May 2016.
In April, four new companies received business licenses as Large Users in the Wholesale Market.
From a Bulletin by the Wholesale Market Authority:
New participants joined the wholesale market in April. Certifications were given to the Renace II Phase 1 Hydropower Station which has an installed capacity of 114 MW and Generador Distribuido Renovable Xolhuitz Providencia which has an installed generating capacity of 1.64 MW as well as the Jalapa substation of the transport company ETCEE and expansion of the Mixco substation belonging to TRELEC. The new users also include:
The National Institute of Electricity in Guatemala is putting out to tender the supply of spare parts for equipment for hydroelectric plants and the implementation of a photovoltaic system.
The National Institute of Electricity in Guatemala is putting out to tender a supply of lightning rods, electrical equipment and spare parts for the microwave system.
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