Case Details

Eléctricas de Medellín Ingeniería y Servicios S.A.S. v. Republic of Honduras (ICSID Case No. ARB/24/24)

Subject of Dispute:

Electric power distribution services
Economic Sector:

Electric Power & Other Energy
Instrument(s) Invoked:

FTA Colombia - El Salvador - Guatemala and Honduras 2007
Applicable Rules:

ICSID Convention - Arbitration Rules

Claimant(s)/Nationality(ies):

Eléctricas de Medellín Ingeniería y Servicios S.A.S. (Colombian)
Respondent(s):

Republic of Honduras (Honduran)
Date Registered:

July 2, 2024
Date of Constitution of Tribunal:

December 5, 2024

President:

Diego P. FERNÁNDEZ ARROYO (Argentine, Spanish) - Appointed by the Parties
Arbitrators:

Guido Santiago TAWIL (Argentine, Portuguese) - Appointed by the Claimant(s)
Luis Alberto GONZÁLEZ GARCÍA (British, Mexican) - Appointed by the Respondent(s)

Claimant(s):

Clifford Chance US, Washington, D.C., U.S.A.
Inter Global Legal World Services, S.A. de C.V., Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Respondent(s):

Procuraduría General de la República, Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Dirección General de Integración Económica y Política Comercial, Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Secretaría de Desarrollo Económico, Dirección General de Administración y Negociación de Tratados, Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Foley Hoag, Washington D.C., U.S.A.
Language(s) of Proceeding:

Spanish
Status of Proceeding:

Pending
Latest Development:

January 15, 2025 - The Tribunal issues Procedural Order No. 1 concerning procedural matters.

Notice of Intent

Request for Arbitration

Notice of Intent (February 8, 2024) English (Original)

Request for Arbitration (June 14, 2024) English (Original)

Date	Development
July 2, 2024	The Secretary-General registers a request for the institution of arbitration proceedings.
July 5, 2024	Following appointment by the Claimant, Guido Santiago Tawil (Argentine/Portuguese) accepts his appointment as arbitrator.
September 23, 2024	Following appointment by the Respondent, Luis González García (Mexican/British) accepts his appointment as arbitrator.
December 4, 2024	Following appointment by agreement of the parties, Diego P. Fernández Arroyo (Argentine/Spanish) accepts his appointment as presiding arbitrator.
December 5, 2024	The Tribunal is constituted in accordance with Article 37(2)(a) of the ICSID Convention. Its members are: Diego Fernández Arroyo (Argentine/Spanish), President, appointed by agreement of the parties; Guido Santiago Tawil (Argentine/Portuguese), appointed by the Claimant; and Luis González García (Mexican/British), appointed by the Respondent.
January 14, 2025	The Tribunal holds a first session by video conference.
January 15, 2025	The Tribunal issues Procedural Order No. 1 concerning procedural matters.