GUATEMALA - Power Production in kwh

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GUATEMALA
Power Production in kwh
Year Total
1951 79,000,000
The source of powr in Guatemala is primarily hydro-electric.
the Most import utility is Empresa Electrica de Guatemala, a
subsidiary of American & Foreign Power Col, which supplies all
power to Guatemala City and the surrounding area. It is building
a new 3,OOOkw hydro-electric plant near Palin which should bean
operation in 1954.
The principal public utility, Empresa Hidroelectrica del Estada, is
also building a new hydro-elecr is plant which will supply an
additional 1, 800kw .
spite of these additions, there is a serious shortage of
facilities, and the authorities anticipate rationing electricity
in the Guatemala City area this year. The Minister of Communi-
cations and Public Works has prepared a program calling for five
now hydro-electric installations with a total capacity of 11,200kw.
The program also includes plans for an additional 37,800kw later
on.
UTILITY (and its plants) LOCATION TOWNS SERVED CAPACITY (kw)
EMPRESA ELECTRICA DE Guat. C.
GUATEMALA, S.A.
(Privately owned)
Officers
pffoldent -
Lee Whitbeck
Gen. .
Lee Whitbeck
Vice Pres.
Carlos Dorion
Cbiet Engr. A
John D. Carver
Pur. Agent
Rodolto Mae Donald
Supt. of Plants
Carlos Marroquin
A.C. Transmission
tages
000 volts
1 phase - 60 cycles
Total Number of Meters Served
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UTILITY (and its plants)
LOCATION
TOWNS SERA
CAPACI^.
Power Plants
ulntaa
Ciudad
Esquintla
680 (hydro)
Zapote
El Salto
Palin
La Guns
San Luis
MESA HZDHOELECTRICA
DEL ESTADO
Esquintla
Guate. C.
Esquintla
Palin
Amatitlan
Esquintla
Quezaltenango
Guatemala C.
& eurroundi
area
Guatemala C.
& surrounding
area
Guatemala C.
& surrounding
area
Guatemala C.
& surrounding
area
Guatemala C.
& surrounding
area
360 (hydro)
2,500 (hydro)
1,630 (hydro)
7,000 (steam)
5,000 (hydro)
(National utility)
Officers
Min, aster of comm.
& Public Works
Col. Carlos Aladana
Sandoval
A.C. Transmission
Voltages
22,000 - 50,000
volts
Power Plan
P1anza pia Tonal de
Santa Maria
"CALI OF
R'AL3LEC
(Municipal utility)
u eu Flang
INTERNATIONAL RAIL-
WAY OF CENTRAL AMER.
S.A.
Quezaltenango Quezal tea
Region
2,500 (hydro)
Retalhuleu
Retalhulea
lhuleu
200 (steam)
Guatemala C.
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GUATEMALA,(Cont.'d)
UTILITY (and its plants) LOCATION TOWNS SERVED Capacity (kw )
(Privately owned)
Office:
sae
Tbouss Bradshaw
Gen. Mgr.
Harold Hasse
Power Plants
rP?t Pureto Barrios Puerto Barrios area 3 a flflfl (diesel)
MUNICIPALITY OF
ZACAPA Zacapa
(Municipal utility)
Power plants Zacape Area 600 (steam)
_, o"Honao Plant Zacapa
=TED FRUIT CO. Baaanera
(Privately owned)
Officers
en gr
W.L. Tiallion
Power Plantar 1,15C? (diesel)
power Plant Bananera Bananera
COMPANIA AGRICOLA,S. A. Tiquisate
privately owned)
Otticers
n.? ~}y~r..
A. L. Bump
Power Plants
uis to Tiquisate 900 ete )
'
q
Plan?
Estimated output per capita in 1951 was 27
tea 1a / Hydro/Tner 1. f 1.
elpaeity 39 39
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SO RGE:
DIRECTORY OF LATIN-AMERICA! POWER PLANTS
(1953 Edition)
ingenieria Internaclonal
I3USTRIA
Reference : 7
915-735
1953
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