The National Institute of Electrification of Guatemala tenders the predictive maintenance for the generators and auxiliary production equipment of the Chixoy hydroelectric plant.
The Guatemalan Ministry of Energy and Mines decided to revoke the license it had granted in early 2020 to the Rocja Pontilá hydroelectric project, in Coban, Alta Verapaz.
Arguing that the requirements established by law to issue a license were not met, the authorities in Guatemala decided to suspend the environmental permit for the Rocja Pontila Central hydroelectric project.
In Guatemala, a group of deputies filed an unconstitutionality action against the ministerial agreement approving the Rocja Pontila hydroelectric project.
The authorization for the hydroelectric plant, owned by the Pontila Integrated Development Project and planned to be built on the Icbolay River in Alta Verapaz, was issued on January 13, 2020.
The Ministry of Energy and Mines approved the Rocja Pontila Central hydroelectric project, which will be built on the Icbolay River in Alta Verapaz and will have an installed capacity of 40 megawatts.
The authorization for the hydroelectric plant owned by Proyecto de Desarrollo Integral Pontila, S.A., was issued in Agreement 019-2020 of the Ministry of Energy and Mines (MEM) dated January 13, 2020.
The National Institute of Electrification of Guatemala tenders the safety examination of dam and accessory structures of the hydroelectric plant Santa Maria.
In Guatemala, a group of residents of San Pedro Carchá asked the Constitutional Court to suspend Renace's operations, arguing that there was no community consultation prior to the development of the project.
On October 23, a public hearing was held in the country's capital in which the Constitutional Court heard the positions of the interested parties.
A hydroelectric plant in Guatemala, a hotel in Panama and the expansion of an industrial plant in Costa Rica are part of the investments planned for the coming months in the region.
The interactive system "Construction in Central America", from the Trade Intelligence Unit of CentralAmericaData, includes the updated list of public and private constructionprojects that are expected to be developed, which in just that month totaled close to $1,000 in projected investment.
Because of the lack of rain, during the first half of the year Guatemala reported a 27% drop in power generation with water compared to the same period in 2018, a situation that could put even more pressure on market prices.
According to directors of the Association of Renewable Energy Generators (Ager), just in June 2019, the fall in generation by hydroelectric was 40% over the same month in 2018.
The National Institute of Electrification of Guatemala tenders the services of cleaning and painting of the pressure pipe in Palín II plant, in the department of Escuintla.
The National Institute of Electrification of Guatemala tenders the repair of buildings in the hydroelectric Jurún Marinalá and the supply of rings for units of the Santa María plant.
The National Institute of Electrification of Guatemala tenders the supply, installation and commissioning of hydrating equipment for the Jurúm Marinalá hydroelectric plant.