This subsidy varies according to the consumption range divided into three groups, so that the user pays on their monthly bill a part of the rate set for the quarter from May to July and the National Electrification Institute (Inde) assumes the rest of the price.
Taking into account this, the collection That the user is done is as follows, according to data from said institute:
Deocsa
For the quarter from May to July 2025, the Social Rate in the Western Electricity Distributor, SA (DEOCSA) It is Q2.09 per kilowatt hour (kWh) per month.
- When applying the subsidy, the user who consumes 0 to 60 kWh per month must pay Q0.81.
- The one that consumes 61 to 88 kWh per month, pays Q1.21.
- The one who consumes 89 to 100 kWh per month, on his invoice must pay Q1.31 kWh.
As long as the Inde pays Q1.28, Q0.88 and Q0.78 respectively.
Example
For a Deocsa user, in the municipality of Sololá, department of Sololá, which consumes 75 kilowatts hour (kWh) The cost of energy is Q157.09, however, after applying the subsidy, Q66.20 is subtracted, so that it must pay Q90.89.
To that amount You should add Q22.85 which is the fixed position per user charged by the distributor per month, so the total position is Q113.74
a month after the subsidy applied. To this is added Q13.65 of the Value Added Tax (VAT), plus the rate for the Public Lighting Service of Q25.59.
Its total to pay in a month is Q153, according to the calculator that is available for the user on the electronic page of the National Electric Power Commission (CNEE).
The contribution of the subsidy is calculated according to the criteria applied by the IND. The public lighting rate is approved by each municipal council for each municipality. VAT is 12%.
Deorsa
Meanwhile, for the same period, the social rate in the Electricity distributor of the East, SA (Deorsa) is Q2.02 per kwh per month.
- So when applying the subsidy, the user who consumes from 0 to 60 kWh per month must pay Q0.79.
- The one that consumes 61 to 88 kWh per month, pays Q1.19.
- The one who consumes 89 to 100 kWh per month, on his bill must pay Q1.29 kWh.
While the Inde pays Q1.23, Q0.83 and Q0.73 respectively.
Example
For a User from Deorsa, in the municipality of Cobán, Alta Verapaz, which It consumes 75 kilowatts hour (kWh) the cost of energy is Q151.81, and Q62.25 is subtracted from the subsidy, so that of energy must pay Q89.56
To that amount You must add Q23.84 of the fixed position per user charged by the distributor per month, so the total position is Q113.43 in the month after the subsidy applied.
To this is added other positions, such as 12% of the Value Added Tax (VAT) that represents Q13.61 plus the rate for the public lighting service than for the municipality of the example is in Q20.00.
Its total to pay in a month is Q147.04, according to the example taken from the CNEE calculator.
As in the case of the other distributor, the contribution of the subsidy is calculated according to the criteria applied by the IND. The public lighting rate is approved by the Municipal Council for each municipality. VAT is 12%.
EEGSA
For this quarter, the social rate in the Guatemala Electric Company, SA (EEGSA), is Q1.42 per kwh per month.
- With this, when applying the subsidy, the user who consumes 0 to 60 kWh per month must pay Q0.82.
- The one that consumes 61 to 88 kWh per month, pays Q1.22 per kWh.
- Those who consume 89 to 100 kWh per month, must pay Q1.32 kWh.
The Inde assumes the cost of Q0.60, Q0.20 and Q0.10 respectively.
Example
For an EEGSA user, in the Municipality of Guatemala, which consumes 75 kilowatts hour (kWh) The cost of energy is q106.43, this is subtracted Q15.12 of the subsidy, so that of energy must pay Q91.31
To that amount You must add Q11.20 of the fixed position per user charged by the distributor per month, so the total position is Q102.51 in the month after the subsidy applied.
To this is added other positions, such as 12% of the Value Added Tax (VAT) that represents Q13.61 plus the rate for the public lighting service than for the municipality of the example is in 13%, which gives Q13.33.
Its total to pay in a month is Q129.45, according to the example also estimated at CNEE calculator.
As in the case of the other distributors, consumption is placed by the user in the calculator, it is indicated that the contribution of the subsidy is calculated according to the criteria applied by the IND. The public lighting rate is approved by the Municipal Council for each municipality. VAT is 12%.
Segment
In the social rate segment, composed of users who consume 0 to 300 kWh per month that benefits around 3.8 million families, equivalent to 94% of the country’s users, according to data disclosed by the National Electric Power Commission (CNEE).
And, within this rate those who maintain a monthly consumption in the range of 1 to 100 kWh per month an extraordinary subsidy for the IND is applied, which would represent about two million families.