Congreso Internacional sobre el Acceso Universal a los Servicios Públicos de Energía, Lima (Peru). 30-31 Mayo 2013
Summary:
This
paper
analyses
the
power
sector
regulatory
framework
of
Guatemala
in
regards
to
off-?grid
electrification
for
isolated
rural
areas.
The
purpose
of
the
paper
is
to
identify
and
propose
relevant
policymaking
choices
in
pursue
of
universal
access
to
electric
power
services
for
low-?income
population
in
isolated
or
remote
rural
areas.
These
measures
would
target
the
lack
of
access
in
“the
last
mile”
that,
because
of
its
inaccessibility
or
unprofitability,
is
not
expected
to
receive
connection
to
the
power
network
in
the
medium
or
even
long
term.
The
paper
will
explore
the
characteristics
of
the
regulatory
framework
of
Guatemala.
It
will
identify
whether
there
are
measures
in
place
that
would
enable
the
achievement
of
universal
access
to
off-?grid
electricity
in
isolated
rural
areas,
study
the
profile
of
these
areas
in
Guatemala,
and
then
propose
the
characteristics
of
the
regulatory
reform
that
would
lead
to
the
achievement
of
this
goal
by
2030,
as
global
target
established
by
the
United
Nations
Decade
for
Sustainable
Energy
for
All.
The
research
work
has
been
developed
within
the
framework
of
project
REGEZRA
coordinated
by
Fundación
Energía
Sin
Fronteras
(Energy
Without
Borders
EsF).
The
authors
are
grateful
to
the
project
partners
for
their
input,
comments
and
ideas:
• Government
and
regulatory
agencies:
Intituto
Nacional
de
Electricidad,
Comisión
Nacional
de
la
Energía
Eléctrica
(Guatemala)
and
Comisión
Nacional
de
la
Energía
(Spain).
• Affected
population:
Asociación
Nacional
de
Municipalidades,
Concejos
Comunitarios
de
Desarrollo
and
Concejos
Municipales
de
Desarrollo
(Guatemala).
• Experts
and
facilitators:
EsF,
Mercados
EMI,
Instituto
de
Investigación
Tecnológica
(Universidad
Pontificia
Comillas
de
Madrid),
Centro
Nacional
de
Energías
Renovables,
Fundación
Solar
(Spain),
NRECA
International
(USA),
Universidad
San
Carlos,
Universidad
del
Valle,
and
Universidad
Rafael
Landívar
(Guatemala).
Keywords: Universal Access, rural electrification, off-grid, regulation of the electric power industry, business models, energy poverty
Publication date: May 2013.
Citation:
González-García, A., Pérez-Arriaga, I.J., Moreno Romero, A., Uriarte de los Santos, L.M., Regulation for the electrification of isolated rural areas in Guatemala, Congreso Internacional sobre el Acceso Universal a los Servicios Públicos de Energía, Lima (Peru). 30-31 May 2013.
IIT-13-135A
