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Is the tension between 'operate while consulting' and 'suspend until consulted' still alive?

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Yes. The Oxec line (2017) allowed operation while consulting; the Escobal (2018) and Fénix (2020) lines suspended until consulted; and in August 2025 the Supreme Court (CSJ) granted amparo to communities in San Mateo Ixtatán and ordered consultation without halting the hydropower plant (headline verified; text to be extracted). Without a law there is no stable rule: each judgment redefines the procedure case by case.

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  • Prensa Comunitaria

    Ago-2025, CSJ ampara a comunidades y ordena consulta pero no detiene hidroeléctrica en San Mateo Ixtatán

    prensacomunitaria.orgAccessed Aug 19, 2026Go to the source
  • Observatorio Principio 10

    Sentencia CC Guatemala Ex

    observatoriop10.cepal.orgAccessed Aug 19, 2026Go to the source
  • Texto de la sentencia CC Ex,

    Texto de la sentencia CC Ex, vía nimajpu.org

    nimajpu.orgAccessed Aug 19, 2026Go to the source