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What happened with the Oxec hydroelectric plants on the Cahabón river and what did the Constitutional Court rule?

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Provisional suspension of licenses by the Supreme Court

4 Jan 2017

2017Sentencia CC publicada por el MEM

The Supreme Court of Justice provisionally suspended the Oxec I/II licenses in an amparo action for failure to consult the Q'eqchi' people (ruling of 4 January 2017). The Constitutional Court (joined case files 90-2017, 91-2017 and 92-2017, May 26, 2017) allowed operations to continue, on condition that the consultation be held within 12 months. No source consulted invokes 'national interest'. The Q'eqchi' conflict persists: a community leader was convicted and released in 2022.

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  • Constitutional Court ruling (case files 90, 91 and 92-2017)26 May 2017: continue operating, consultation within 12 months2017Sentencia CC publicada por el MEM
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  • Corte de Constitucionalidad

    Sentencia Oxec y Oxec II, publicada por el MEM

    site.mem.gob.gtAccessed Aug 19, 2026Go to the source
  • SICA

    La CC permite a la hidroeléctrica Oxec seguir trabajando

    sica.intAccessed Aug 19, 2026Go to the source
  • Business & Human Rights Resource Centre

    Oxec S.A. · consulta para plantas hidroeléctricas

    business-humanrights.orgAccessed Aug 19, 2026Go to the source