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What is Guatemala's investor-state arbitration track record and what does it mean for an investor?

According to the cited documentsStatus of GEB/TRECSA I and II as at 2026: to be confirmedTo be confirmedLegal framework

Collected by RDC

US$14.6 million

After the 2012 awardProgressive Railroading

The State lost and paid in the electricity and railway cases under CAFTA-DR, RDC (US$14.6 million collected) and TECO (US$26,793,001 plus US$838,784 in the 2020 resubmission award), and won where the dispute was characterized as purely regulatory or contractual (Iberdrola I and II, IC Power). In the most recent mining case (Kappes, December 2025) the tribunal found breaches without granting damages, and GEB/TRECSA (more than US$400 million claimed) remains pending. The State's official documentary repository is MINECO's trade defense section.

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  • TECO resubmission awardUS$26,793,001 + US$838,784May 13, 2020CIADI
  • Damages in KappesUS$0Dec 23, 2025IAReporter
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Sources

  • MINECO

    Expedientes de controversias inversionista-Estado

    mineco.gob.gtAccessed Aug 19, 2026Go to the source
  • UNCTAD

    UNCTAD ISDS Navigator · Guatemala

    investmentpolicy.unctad.orgAccessed Aug 19, 2026Go to the source
  • CIADI

    Base de datos de casos

    • TECO resubmission award
    icsid.worldbank.orgAccessed Aug 19, 2026Go to the source
  • Progressive Railroading

    RDC obtains full award in claim against Guatemalan government

    • Collected by RDC
    progressiverailroading.comAccessed Aug 19, 2026Go to the source
  • CIADI

    Laudo de re-sometimiento TECO Guatemala Holdings v. Guatemala

    • TECO resubmission award
    icsidfiles.worldbank.orgAccessed Aug 19, 2026Go to the source
  • IAReporter

    ICSID tribunal declines to award damages in Kappes v. Guatemala

    • Damages in Kappes
    iareporter.comAccessed Aug 19, 2026Go to the source