Hydro bumps Guatemala's renewables share to 45% in Sept

Author: U.S. Army Corps of Engine. License: Creative Commons, Attribution 2.0 Generic.

Guatemala produced 45.4% of its power from renewable sources in September, up from a 33.5% share registered in August, according to a report by the country's National Electric Energy Commission (CNEE).

Last month’s increase was largely supported by hydropower, which boosted its share to 40.74% from 28.12% in August.

Other movements in Guatemala’s power mix in September are presented in the table below:

Source:	Share in Sept:	Share in Aug:
Solar	1.51%	1.62%
Wind	1.38%	1.71%
Geothermal	1.78%	2.03%
Coal	44.8%	55.95%

All systems in Guatemala, including the interconnection with Mexico, generated 1,043.2 GWh.

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Published Oct 08, 2019 14:26 CEST

Author Sladjana Djunisic

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