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Amounts paid in the TECO (EEGSA) case

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The legal framework for foreign investment02-marco-legal.md
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Arbitration and investor protectionlegal-arbitraje
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TECO Guatemala Holdings sued at ICSID (ARB/10/23) under CAFTA-DR over EEGSA's electricity distribution. The award of 19 December 2013 found a breach of fair and equitable treatment (article 10.5 of CAFTA) and ordered payment of US$21,100,552; there was a partial annulment in 2016 and a resubmission award on 13 May 2020 setting US$26,793,001 for loss of value plus US$838,784 in interest on historic losses, both calculated as at 21 October 2010, figures verified against the text of the award in the audit of 2026-08-19. GAR reported that Guatemala paid US$37.3 million to avoid a default; the date and the exact amount of the payment are behind a paywall and remain to be confirmed.

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Figures

Original TECO awardCIADI
US$21,100,55219 December 2013
Resubmission award — loss of valueCIADI (texto del laudo)
US$26,793,001 (calculated as of 21 Oct 2010)13 May 2020
Resubmission award — interest on historic lossesCIADI (texto del laudo)
US$838,784 (calculated as of 21 Oct 2010)13 May 2020
Payment reported by Guatemala to avoid defaultGlobal Arbitration Review
US$37.3 million (to be confirmed)reported by GAR

Caveat

the US$37.3 million payment is a press figure behind a paywall; date and exact amount still to be confirmed

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  • TECO Guatemala HoldingsAn ISDS case won against Guatemala under CAFTA-DR (EEGSA): a 2020 resubmission award of US$26,793,001 plus US$838,784 in interest (ICSID).Company case

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