How much electricity does Guatemala need?

We estimate future electricity demand based on Guatemala's residential electricity demand in year 2018 and its historical growth in total electricity demand. Specifically, residential electricity consumption was an estimated 3.7 TWh per year in 2018 (IEA, 2021), or roughly one-third of the country's total electricity demand.

Which part of Guatemala has the lowest electricity usage?

Meanwhile, the western part of Guatemala has both the lowest electricity usage (Fig. 7 A) and the lowest electricity expenditure as a fraction of total monthly expenditure (Fig. 7 B), suggesting that households in this part of the country tend to rely on other sources of energy such as firewood, kerosene, propane, coal, and candles.

How much do people spend on energy in Guatemala?

In the urban area around Guatemala City, households spend on average 10–15% of monthly income on energy expenses (including electricity, kerosene, propane, coal, batteries, firewood, and candles). Only in a select few municipalities near Guatemala City center is the Energy Poverty Indicator below 10%.

What is the least-cost policy in Guatemala?

In addition, we compare the costs of renewable versus fossil fuel development and find that the least-cost policy in Guatemala includes a mix of both renewable and fossil technologies. 1. Introduction

What is the energy poverty indicator in Guatemala?

Only in a select few municipalities near Guatemala City center is the Energy Poverty Indicator below 10%. The eastern, northern, and coastal regions tend to spend 15–20% of monthly income on average, and the western part 20–50%. 5.2. Impacts of renewable energy development on household expenses and energy poverty

How are capital costs for renewable technologies calculated in Guatemala?

The northern municipalities of Guatemala are more sparsely populated and make up a large part of the off-grid generation in our analysis. As described in Section 3.1, capital costs for renewable technologies are calculated in SEERE from the electricity demand requirements and natural resource (wind, solar, hydro) availability of a region.