# Central American electrical grid instability > Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/central-american-electrical-grid-instability > Updated: 2026-09-10T18:25:21.000Z. Sources: 12. Developments: 2. Guatemala has been experiencing record-high electricity demand, driven by industrialization and economic growth. This surge has highlighted significant bottlenecks in the electrical transmission network, where over one hundred projects are currently stalled due to administrative hurdles regarding permits and licenses. To mitigate these issues, there has been legislative movement toward Initiative 6665, the ‘Urgent Infrastructure Law for Energy Transport’, intended to streamline energy transmission projects. These infrastructure vulnerabilities contributed to a major failure in the Central American Regional Electrical System (SER), which triggered a regional power outage affecting Honduras, Guatemala, Nicaragua, and El Salvador. In Guatemala, the failure caused a disconnection from the Mexican electrical grid, resulting in a loss of 435.66 MW and impacting over 20 municipalities. While the regional system has stabilized, investigations into the cause of the disturbance are ongoing. ## Timeline ### 2026-09-10: Central American electrical grid failure causes regional power outages A failure in the Central American regional electrical interconnection caused power outages in Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador, and Nicaragua, triggering a regional state of emergency. 11 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/honduras-power-failure-triggers-regional-outages-and-economic-losses ### 2026-08-31: Guatemala faces electricity demand surge and grid bottlenecks Guatemala faces rising electricity demand and transmission bottlenecks, prompting urgent calls for the approval of Initiative 6665 to expand energy infrastructure. 2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/guatemala-faces-electricity-demand-surge-and-grid-bottlenecks --- Cite as: Central American electrical grid instability. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/central-american-electrical-grid-instability