Guatemala Windmill Energy Storage Project

Hydropower uses fast-flowing water to turn turbines and power machines, efficiently combining one of the world's largest natural resources, water and the enduring force of gravity, to create energy. As of 2019, Guatemala had already installed 1,559 MW of hydropower capacity, which contributed to 41% of the nation's total energy production.

San Antonio El Sitio Wind Power Project is the first wind project located in the Guatemalan region. This project was executed by a Guatemalan firm, Eólico San Antonio El Sitio, and deploys sixteen 3.45 MW units of wind Turbine Generators for an annual average of 135.655 GWh of green electricity to the regional grid.

The wind project will generate electricity from a clean, inexpensive source of energy that is renewable. The wind power project consists of installing sixteen wind turbine generators for a total capacity of over 55 MW. The site is expected to provide 135,000+ GWh per year to the Guatemalan National Interconnected System.

To ease the current energy crisis, the Guatemalan government has turned toward stricter measures to prevent electricity wastage and is also requiring that private businesses invest in renewable energy in Guatemala.

A recent paper published in Energy Economics estimated that 76% of Guatemalans are living in energy poverty, a term defined as a lack of access to “adequate, affordable, reliable, high-quality, safe and environmentally benign energy services to support economic and human development.”

Guatemala's reputation as the 'Land of the Eternal Spring' is beginning to take on a new concept in the 21st century. The enormous potential for renewable energy in Guatemala literally springs from its capacity for hydropower.