Renewable generation and the electricity spot price
- Sectors and investment opportunities
- Power: auctions and the spot price
- not audited
In the first four months of 2025 renewable generation was 2,958 GWh (+17.9% year on year), with hydropower dominant and the entry of the 66 MW Magdalena solar plant in Escuintla (MEM bulletin). The spot price fell more than 40% in 2025, driven by renewables (Energía Estratégica). The stated target of an 80% renewable mix by 2030 comes from sponsored content in Prensa Libre C-Studio and must be verified against MEM's plan. Honest constraints: seasonal variability — there were fortnights in which renewables supplied only about 43% — and the record of community conflict around hydropower.
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Figures
- Renewable generation
- 2,958 GWh (+17.9% year-on-year)
- Magdalena solar plant (Escuintla)
- 66 MW
- Fall in the spot price
- >40%
- Renewable mix target (promotional)
- 80%
- Renewable share in a low fortnight
- ~43%
Caveat
Sources
- MEM — Boletín subsector eléctrico en el primer cuatrimestre de 2025
- Energía Estratégica — Guatemala reduce más de 40% su precio spot eléctrico en 2025 impulsada por renovables
- Prensa Libre C-Studio — Guatemala acelera su transición energética (contenido patrocinado)
- Energía Estratégica — Renovables aportan solo el 43% en Guatemala durante la primera mitad de septiembre
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