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The status recorded for “Escultina power plant” is Active.

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Taiyo maps the stakeholders of “Escultina power plant”: government bodies (World Bank Group), EPCs/contractors (Siderurgica de Guatemala).

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Taiyo normalizes the budget of “Escultina power plant” to USD 40000000.

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Escultina power plant

Sector: Commercial • Location: Guatemala

Source: World Bank Group

Project

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This project consists of a 40-MW diesel power plant. The owner of the power plant is Siderurgica de Guatemala (100%) which buys between 60% and 70% of the electricity, the remaining is sold to Empresa Electrica de Guatemala SA. The power plant started commercial operations in February 1996. Siderurgica de Guatemala has an operating and maintainance contract with Indeck Energy Services, the origina

Status: Prospective
Sector: Commercial, Power Generation (CCGT), Government
Location: Guatemala
Updated: 22 Jul 2026
Source: World Bank Group

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The project “Escultina power plant” is an infrastructure initiative in the Commercial sector, located in Guatemala. Taiyo aggregates data on it from World Bank Group.

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Original status	Active
Taiyo status	Prospective
Taiyo last update	2026-07-22

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Description	This project consists of a 40-MW diesel power plant. The owner of the power plant is Siderurgica de Guatemala (100%) which buys between 60% and 70% of the electricity, the remaining is sold to Empresa Electrica de Guatemala SA. The power plant started commercial operations in February 1996. Siderurgica de Guatemala has an operating and maintainance contract with Indeck Energy Services, the original developer who no longer holds an equity stake. The project cost was estimated at $40 million. None None
Original sector	Energy
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Guatemala

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Source	World Bank Group
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Record type	Project
Sector	Commercial, Power Generation (CCGT), Government
Article published date	2023-02-20

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