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12. Sectors: Guatemala

Sectors in Guatemala: the rules that decide whether a power, renewable or mining project can go ahead and what it pays the State. Covers free generation and unbundling under the 1996 electricity law, the MEM authorizations for plants that use State property, the CNEE and the AMM wholesale market, the 100 kW large user threshold, the tax and duty incentives for renewable projects, and mining licences, royalties and surface fees, each tied to the official text.

Investor view. An open power market with free generation, freely priced supply for large users and a decade long tax holiday for renewables, plus a low and stable mining royalty, give private capital a clear path into Guatemala's energy and resources.

• Energy, mining and key sectors in Guatemala: free power generation, the wholesale market, renewable incentives, mining licences, royalties and feesGuatemala opened its power sector in 1996: generating electricity is free and needs no State permit unless a plant above 5 MW uses public property such as a river, and generation, transmission and dis

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