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Energy

What it costs to switch the plant on.

Regulated electricity tariffs, access to the wholesale market, industrial water with no national law to order it, and the connectivity two operators divide between them.

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Electricity and water

GDP as of Q1 2026

Gross value added · Electricity and water

Q5,549 M

Q1 2026 · banguat_sdmx

The fourteen divisions, by weight among themselves
0.3%
y/y
+3.2%

banguat_sdmx · gdp_sector series, 14 divisions · share OF THE FOURTEEN SUMMED, not of GDP · nominal y/y change, not deflated

Energy costs

From the verified archive

Regulated low-voltage tariffs (CNEE pliego, before the INDE subsidy) and the wholesale market (AMM, Informe de Transacciones Económicas, original version subject to revision). The archive holds no industrial medium-voltage tariffs and no fuel prices.

In depth

Power, water and signal.

In research — sources cited, not yet in the verified archive

74 topics

The generation mix and the electricity tariffs CNEE regulates, the Large User threshold for buying on the wholesale market, industrial water in a country with no national law to order it, and telecoms: two operators, the submarine cables and coverage.

The research is written in English; quoted figures, source names and the titles of legal instruments stay in the language their source published them in.

Industrial water, wells and discharges

40 topics
See the other 32

The power market and its tariffs

29 topics
See the other 21

Telecoms, fiber and data centers

5 topics

This layer is research: read from public sources by the archive's own team, every claim cited with the date it was consulted, and audited where it is marked so. It has not entered the verified store — no figure here was fetched back from its source or stamped with a retrieval time — so it wears no red provenance numeral and never mixes with the verified figures.

Regulators of power, water and telecoms

In research — sources cited, not yet in the verified archive

6 organizations

Who sets the tariff, who dispatches the wholesale market, who assigns spectrum and who answers for the lake basins, with the matter each one covers. This is the list for this room, not the country's whole roster of regulators: that is in the directory. Researched from public sources; where a body is still a bill rather than an office in operation, the row says so.

  • CNEE — Comisión Nacional de Energía Eléctrica

    What it offers
    Electricity regulator: it sets tariffs and wheeling charges, issues quality standards and conducts the generation (PEG) and transmission (PET) tenders.industrial tariff schedules with demand charges accessible only through an app/calculator, with no consolidated PDF located
    Location
    Guatemala

  • AMM — Administrador del Mercado Mayorista

    What it offers
    Operator of the system and of the wholesale electricity market (dollarised); it registers generators, traders and Large Users and publishes the SNI statistical reports.a private non-profit entity (not a state regulator in the strict sense)
    Location
    Guatemala

  • SIT — Superintendencia de Telecomunicaciones

    What it offers
    Administers the spectrum and the Frequency Usufruct Titles (transferable and leasable); operator registers and telephony statistics.Reference card: regulator described from public sources; its site could not be checked conclusively (2026-08-31). Confirm contact details, current status and offer directly with the entity before acting.
    Location
    —

  • AMSA (Autoridad para el Manejo Sustentable de la Cuenca del Lago de Amatitlán)

    What it offers
    The authority for the country's most industrial basin; the proposed source for the compliance indicator on Governmental Agreement 236-2006 (register of generating entities and audits); 2016 figure: the Villalobos river carries 2.50 m³/s of wastewaterThe figure 'AMSA audited around 3,000 companies and 92% do not comply' does not appear in any source cited — withdrawn to Not found
    Location
    Cuenca del lago de Amatitlán

  • AMSCLAE (Autoridad para el Manejo Sustentable de la Cuenca del Lago de Atitlán)

    What it offers
    A possible requirement for a prior opinion in order to drill wells in the Atitlán basin (a potential territorial restriction)The requirement was not found in the source cited (audit of 2026-08-22); it has no documentary backing today — to be researched in AMSCLAE's own rules
    Location
    Cuenca del lago de Atitlán

  • Superintendencia Nacional del Agua (propuesta, iniciativa 6816)· No site published

    What it offers
    The body Bill 6816 would create: a register of rights, registrable and transferable use licenses, a progressive fee on large users (10% in year 1 → 100% in year 7) and charges for commercial uses (power generation, commercial irrigation, beverages and food)It does not exist: it is a legislative proposal with no timetable for a committee report; model the fee as a future cost risk; criticised for centralization and for little municipal participation
    Location
    —

Suppliers of power, water and connectivity

In research — sources cited, not yet in the verified archive

21 organizations

Who a plant actually calls to drill the well, treat what it discharges, bring the tanker or bring up the link. Named by this room's own services dossiers and researched from public sources: almost none publish a price, several publish no site, and appearing here is not a recommendation.

  • Infile (leyes.infile.com)

    What it offers
    A compilation of municipal rules: well-drilling license fees for Guatemala, San José Pinula and San Lucas SacatepéquezIndex with no amounts; it does not contain the AMSCLAE rules previously attributed to it
    Location
    —

  • Consortium Legal

    What it offers
    A legal summary of Governmental Agreement 236-2006: wastewater treatment plants (ETAR), four stages from 2011, full parameters compulsory from 2 May 2024, reference penalties of US$10,000-625,000 and criminal liability (6 months to 10 years)Fine ranges to be verified against Decree 68-86 and its amendments; it does not mention sampling frequency
    Location
    —

  • Compañía de Agua Mariscal

    What it offers
    Privately piped water: Q7.85/m³ for the first 20 m³ (Q157) and Q20/m³ above that; residential connection Q3,500 (September 2025); it runs 18 of its own wells in zones 1-13; it serves residential complexes and developments; 'since 1928' according to its siteIts service 'comes close to 5% of the population' according to EMPAGUA/MGCS (corrected: previously 20-25%)
    Location
    Ciudad de Guatemala (zonas 1-13)

  • Pentagua· No site published

    What it offers
    Bulk water: wholesale supply to EMPAGUA and municipalities; the model is also available to large usersPrices not published
    Location
    —

  • Magdalena del Mar· No site published

    What it offers
    Bulk water: wholesale supply to EMPAGUA and municipalities; the model is also available to large usersPrices not published
    Location
    —

  • Hidromaster

    What it offers
    Drilling of agricultural, industrial and residential wells (32+ years) and reverse-osmosis systemsA promotional claim — verify capabilities at tender; prices per foot of drilling not published (they are quoted per project)
    Location
    —

  • PERFOSONDA

    What it offers
    Well drilling and completion (founded 1988)Promotional claim — verify capabilities at tender; prices per foot drilled not published (quoted per project)
    Location
    —

  • Hidroperforaciones

    What it offers
    Well drilling and maintenance (15+ years); rigs for more than 1,200 feetPromotional claim — verify capabilities at tender; prices per foot drilled not published (quoted per project)
    Location
    —

  • Aquaperforaciones

    What it offers
    Well drilling and equippingPromotional claim — verify capabilities at tender; prices per foot drilled not published (quoted per project)
    Location
    —

  • Soluciones Agro Hídricas

    What it offers
    Well drilling and equippingPromotional claim — verify capabilities at tender; prices per foot drilled not published (quoted per project)
    Location
    —

  • Hidrobombas· No site published

    What it offers
    Well drilling and equippingPromotional claim — verify capabilities at tender; prices per foot drilled not published (quoted per project); URL not captured in the dossier
    Location
    —

  • SynerTech

    What it offers
    Turnkey industrial wastewater treatment plants (PTAR): compact, containerized MBBR/MBR units for industry, mining and oil (35+ years)Promotional claim — verify capabilities and references
    Location
    —

  • Ecodena

    What it offers
    Design, manufacture and maintenance of wastewater treatment plants (PTAR) and constructed-wetland systems; grease traps and hydrocarbon separatorsPromotional claim — verify capabilities and references
    Location
    —

  • Grupo Artifex

    What it offers
    Wastewater treatment plants (PTAR) and biodigesters: solutions for complying with Governmental Agreement 236-2006Promotional claim — verify capabilities and references
    Location
    —

  • Bioingeniería

    What it offers
    Wastewater Technical Studies (ETAR) and environmental studiesPromotional claim — verify capabilities and references
    Location
    —

  • Aquasistemas

    What it offers
    Industrial and commercial reverse osmosis systems / process waterPromotional claim — verify capabilities and references
    Location
    —

  • Pure Aqua

    What it offers
    Industrial RO systems; projects in Guatemala (for example a 4,500 GPD RO unit installed)Promotional claim — verify capabilities and references
    Location
    United States

  • Osmopura· No site published

    What it offers
    Reverse osmosis systems / process waterPromotional claim — verify capabilities and references; URL not captured in the dossier
    Location
    —

  • Purimanantial· No site published

    What it offers
    Reverse osmosis systems / process waterPromotional claim — verify capabilities and references; URL not captured in the dossier
    Location
    —

  • Xylem Guatemala

    What it offers
    Pumping and water solutions for data centersPromotional claim — verify capabilities and references
    Location
    —

  • Agua Pura Salvavidas (Cervecería Centro Americana)

    What it offers
    Bottled water / purified water in returnable garrafón jugs and demineralised water in jugs (light technical use)Promotional claim — verify capabilities and references
    Location
    —

In depth

The series still missing.

In research — sources cited, not yet in the verified archive

Each proposal carries the institution that publishes it, its frequency, its unit and the link that would prove it. Once the archive ingests one, it leaves this list and starts carrying provenance.

42 in this room, of 271 proposals across the atlas

The series still missing.
PriorityIndicatorSourceFrequencyUnitAdvisor step
1water_tariff_empagua_gtq_m3EMPAGUA tariff by tier and fixed chargeEMPAGUA / Concejo MunicipalanualGTQ/m³; GTQ/mesparques
1energy_spot_poe_usd_mwhAverage spot energy opportunity priceAMM — Resultados de la operaciónmensualUSD/MWhparques
2telecom_fixed_speed_mbpsMedian fixed broadband speedOokla Speedtest Global IndexmensualMbpsparques
2water_law_6816_statusProcedural status of bill 6816 (Water Law)Congreso de la Repúblicamensualhito legislativoparques
1electricity_tariff_social_eegsa_gtq_kwhSocial tariff BTSS EEGSACNEE — ajustes trimestralestrimestralGTQ/kWhparques
3telecom_internet_usersInternet usersITU vía DataReportalanualpersonasotro
36 more series, not printed here

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