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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%.

How does energy poverty affect households in Guatemala?

In terms of percent change in the Energy Poverty Indicator, average households in more than 80% of municipalities (including the population dense municipalities around Guatemala City and Quetzaltenango) would experience more than one-third increase in monthly energy expenditures as a fraction of monthly income (Fig. 7 F).

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.

Where is electricity most expensive in Guatemala?

Electricity expenditure is greatest in the eastern and northern parts of the country, because electricity prices, even with subsidies, are more expensive there (CNEE, 2020). As such, the rural eastern and northern regions are more vulnerable to electricity price increases than the urban areas of Guatemala City and Quetzaltenango.

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.

What impact will energy stress have on Guatemala's economy?

More importantly, we find that the distribution of impacts will not be equal everywhere: households in the western, rural part of Guatemala that are already energy stressed will likely experience the greatest cost burdens because natural resource availability is low while overall poverty is already high.