Electricity

The state power utility ENEE will cut electricity for eight hours on Saturday, July 25, in multiple neighborhoods and commercial areas of San Pedro Sula for grid maintenance work.

The national utility announced planned power cuts on July 24 across Francisco Morazán, Olancho, Santa Bárbara, Ocotepeque, and Cortés for scheduled maintenance work, with outages in Tegucigalpa lasting 6–8 hours.

Honduras's state power utility ENEE has announced planned power cuts for Tuesday, July 21, in neighborhoods and colonies across the country for scheduled maintenance work.

Honduras's state power company ENEE announced no scheduled outages for July 19, when the 2026 World Cup final between Spain and Argentina will be broadcast, allowing fans to watch uninterrupted at home.

Residents of Tatumbla in Francisco Morazán report power cuts lasting 20 to 48 hours, especially during rainy season, caused by deteriorating electrical infrastructure, and are calling on the state utility ENEE to install new transformers and repair aging lines and poles.

ENEE has scheduled power outages on July 17 in multiple zones nationwide for maintenance work; specific times and affected areas are listed on the utility's website.

Energy Minister Eduardo Oviedo says the state power utility needs at least $6 billion in coming years to improve service quality and cut losses, and he expects Congress to pass enabling reforms when lawmakers return.

Congress is set to debate a reform that would open ENEE's transmission network—the last segment still under state control—to private investment, as the Asfura government seeks to restructure the loss-making utility.

The national power utility ENEE has announced maintenance-related outages on July 16 affecting neighborhoods in Tegucigalpa, San Pedro Sula, and other parts of Honduras, with disruptions lasting from early morning through mid-afternoon in each area.

The national power utility ENEE announced scheduled electrical outages on Wednesday, July 15, across eight departments including Atlántida, Yoro, and Cortés from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. for maintenance work on transmission lines and distribution circuits.

The state utility ENEE announced scheduled power cuts in several neighborhoods of Choloma, Cortés, from 8:45 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. on July 13 for transmission-line maintenance.

The state electricity company has scheduled power cuts across five departments on July 10 for grid maintenance, with outages lasting between two and eight hours depending on the region.

Honduras's electricity regulator has ordered Roatán Electric Company to halt charges to 114 customers and correct June billing errors, while allowing other affected users up to five months to pay without penalties.

The national utility ENEE will cut power on July 9 across parts of Colón, Cortés, El Paraíso, and Olancho for seven to nine hours of distribution-network maintenance, affecting residential, commercial, industrial, and rural zones.

The private-sector business council estimates that power outages—averaging 21,200 hours of unmet demand annually—cost Honduras about L1.2 billion (roughly $48 million) per year in lost productivity, equipment damage, and generator expenses, while the government pushes stalled reforms to strengthen the state electricity utility.

Edgar Aguilar of the Association for a More Just Society (ASJ) says proposed reforms to rescue the state power company ENEE lack fundamental components, while the ASJ has separately presented its own proposals to restructure ENEE's debt and reduce its financial burden.

The state power utility ENEE will conduct maintenance and grid improvements across Tegucigalpa from July 6 to 10, cutting electricity to dozens of neighborhoods, hospitals, schools, and businesses during working hours each day.

Amparo Canales, former president of Honduras's College of Economists, says energy reforms will require foreign investment and must avoid politicization, while improving the state power company ENEE's efficiency and protecting its assets from privatization.

A transformer installed during the Castro administration will be connected to reduce blackouts in the southern departments of Valle and Choluteca, according to Libre congressman Fabricio Sandoval.

Honduras's national electricity company announced scheduled power cuts in Tegucigalpa on Saturday, July 4, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. affecting downtown commercial zones and surrounding neighborhoods for maintenance work at the Miraflores substation.

About 400,000 subscribers of Honduras's state electricity company ENEE owe more than L12.5 billion (roughly $500 million) in unpaid bills, according to the utility.

ENEE has scheduled maintenance-related power cuts in San Pedro Sula on Friday, July 3, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., affecting residential neighborhoods, businesses, schools, and institutions across two service areas.

José Azcona, a Liberal Party engineer and former congressman, argues that the government's proposed restructuring of the state power utility into three private-market companies would effectively privatize the electricity market and raise costs for poor consumers, though he says ENEE can be rescued without direct privatization.

The national power utility ENEE will cut electricity on July 2 to multiple zones across Choluteca, Valle, and Francisco Morazán departments from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. for scheduled network maintenance and upgrades.

Alexander Godoy, a STENEE union representative, says a review of Honduras's electricity subsidy aims to ensure benefits reach only low-income families while eliminating aid to vacation homes and vacant properties, allowing state utility ENEE to strengthen its finances and reduce costs.

ENEE will cut power for maintenance in Puerto Cortés, San Pedro Sula, and Tatumbla on June 29, with outages lasting up to six hours and affecting businesses, schools, clinics, and residential neighborhoods.

ENEE will cut power in parts of Comayagua and La Paz on June 27 from 7:30 AM to 4:30 PM for scheduled grid maintenance and operational work.

ENEE has announced power cuts on Wednesday, July 1 across multiple zones in Honduras; specific times and affected areas are listed on the utility's website.

The state power utility ENEE will cut electricity to neighborhoods across El Paraíso, Santa Bárbara, Cortés, and Yoro on July 1 for scheduled maintenance, with outages scheduled for various windows throughout the day.

ENEE has announced scheduled power cuts on Sunday, June 28, across multiple zones in Honduras for maintenance work.