In 2017, electric energy exports totaled $103 million, 104% more than was sold in 2017, reversing the falls registered in the two previous years.
According to figures from the Banco de Guatemala, over the past year the country sold abroad a monthly average $8.5 million worth of electricity, with the Central American region being the main destination market.
Instituto Nacional de Electrificación is putting out to tender the supply, assembly and implementation of an automation and control system for the Aguacapa hydroelectric plant.
Guatemala Government Purchase 7598351:
"Requirements are for the supply of all automation and control equipment for the Aguacapa Hydroelectric Plant, including field instrumentation, PAC's or PLC's, HMI's, MTU, RTU's, control panels and control center support systems.
An electrical transmission line in Panama, the expansion of an aqueduct in Costa Rica and a medical center in Guatemala are some of the projects planned for the coming months in the region.
The interactive system "Construction in Central America", compiled by the Business Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData, includes an up to date list of public and private construction projects that are planned to be built in the region.
In Guatemala, the Municipality of Villa Nueva is putting out to tender maintenance, for 10 months, of its potable water distribution system, consisting of 44 wells and 12 repumping points.
Guatemala Government Purchase 7434650:
"Mechanical and electrical maintenance of the potable water well system in the Municipality of Villanueva is required, consisting of 44 municipal wells and 12 repumping points with their respective courses and capacities.
The National Electrification Institute in Guatemala (Instituto Nacional de Electrificación de Guatemala) is putting out to tender dam security tests at the Chixoy hydroelectric plant.
Guatemala Government Purchase 7531036:
"The structures that comprise the security test are the following:
The National Electrification Institute of Guatemala is putting out to tender a supply of an ohmmeter for transformers in the western system and machinery parts for the Santa María hydroelectric plant.
Guatemala Government Purchase 7494572:
"The ohmmeter must:
a.Measure automatically eight terminals / six windings.
The National Electrification Institute of Guatemala is putting out to tender the expansion and improvement of the substation Guatemala Norte.
Guatemala Government Purchase 7403623:
"The contract includes design and detailed engineering, civil works, electromechanical work, equipment supply, assembly, wiring, connection, testing and commissioning a three-phase reactor of 20 MVAR 230 KV, to connect to the substation bus through the construction of a connection field with double bar configuration, according to the reference plans contained in the annexes.
In 2016, the average cost of 1 kWh in Central America was 13.48 cents, while in Costa Rica, it was 18.47 cents.
A report from the CEPAL indicates that in 2016, the average cost of one kilowatt hour (kWh) in Central America was 13.48 cents, while in Costa Rica it was 18.47 cents; 37% more for industrial consumption of 100,000 kWh.In El Salvador and Guatemala, it was 11.03 and 11.54 cents respectively. In Panama, 10.92 cents.
The National Electrification Institute of Guatemala is putting out to tender maintenance of gantry structures for substations in the western system.
Guatemala Government Purchase 7244819:
"Some specifications of the required works:
- Cleaning of all metallic parts of towers, mooring beams, support beams, assembly structures of power equipment, with a wire brush, on each of the pieces that show evidence of corrosion.
Instituto Nacional de Electrificación de Guatemala is putting out to tender the maintenance of transmission line structures through means of measuring the physical grounding system.
Guatemala Government Purchase 7182201:
Maintenance of transmission line structures by means of physical earth measurement in the high frequency system for the transmission line structures which are detailed below:
The Municipality of Retalhuleu is putting out to tender a supply of power and electric energy to cover demand by users of the social and non-social tariff, for a minimum of 24 months.
Guatemala Government Purchase 6819370:
"The requirement is for the total energy demand of the Social and Non-Social Tariff of La Distribuidora and the totality of the Significant Power to cover the Firm Demand assigned to the Distributor for each seasonal year for a minimum period of 24 months.
Electrical works, telecommunications infrastructure and a supermarket of the brand Pricesmart are some of the projects for which environmental impact studies were submitted in July 2017.
Data from the interactive information system "Construction in Central America", compiled by the Business Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData.