Guatemala electricity prices
The residential electricity price in Guatemala is
GTQ 2.303 per kWh or USD 0.298.
The electricity price for businesses is
GTQ 1.458 kWh or
USD 0.189.
These retail prices were collected in March 2024 and include the cost of power, distribution and transmission, and all taxes and fees.
Compare Guatemala with 150 other countries.
Historical quarterly data, along with the latest update from September 2024 are available for download.
Sources: Comisión Nacional de Energía Eléctrica, Guatemala (CNEE), Empresa Eléctrica de Guatemala S.A. (EEGSA), Energuate
Electricity price analysis for Guatemala
- Residential electricity prices in Guatemala are 192.47% of the world average electricity price and 149.83% of the average price in North America.
- Business electricity rates in Guatemala are 124.87% of the world average price and 87.41% of the average in North America.
- Household rates are 157.96% of the business rates.
- Electricity prices paid by small businesses in Guatemala are 139.74% of the prices paid by big businesses.
- The price paid by households with low electricity consumption is 132.82% of the price paid by households with high electricity consumption.
- Fossil fuels: 41.67%
- Wind: 3.31%
- Solar: 2.34%
- Hydro: 49.46%
- Nuclear: 0.00%
- Geothermal: 3.21%
