Electricity

ENEE announced planned electricity cuts across eight departments on October 22 for maintenance work, with outage windows varying by zone throughout the day.

René Alfaro, a former ENEE administrator, says Honduras's energy reforms have not yet produced tangible results and warns that tying financing to five-year loss-reduction targets lacks technical clarity and could hamper the state power utility's recovery.

Honduras's state electricity utility ENEE has begun forgiving accumulated electric bills, penalties, and interest for low-income residential customers with monthly consumption of 250 kilowatt-hours or less, applying the Energy Justice Law.

The state utility ENEE will cut power to parts of Tegucigalpa, Comayagüela, and areas in Choluteca and El Paraíso on October 19 for scheduled substation maintenance and circuit equipment upgrades.

The state power utility ENEE will cut electricity to multiple neighborhoods and commercial zones in San Pedro Sula on October 17 for scheduled maintenance, with outages lasting between four and six hours.

ENEE is scheduling power cuts from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00–5:30 p.m. on October 15 in Olancho and Colón departments for routine maintenance work affecting dozens of villages and neighborhoods.

ENEE will conduct maintenance and electrical infrastructure work on Wednesday, October 14, causing outages lasting up to eight hours in multiple departments including Francisco Morazán, El Paraíso, Atlántida, Cortés, Santa Bárbara, Valle, and Choluteca.

The national power utility ENEE reports no maintenance work or scheduled electricity cuts are planned for Sunday, October 11 across Honduras, though additional outages may be announced in coming hours.

The state power utility ENEE reports no planned blackouts for Saturday, October 10, though emergency crews remain on standby for unforeseen failures from storms, accidents, or equipment faults.

The state power utility ENEE announced no programmed outages for October 9, though it warned that unexpected service disruptions from storms, vehicle collisions with poles, and equipment failures remain possible.

The state utility ENEE will cut power on October 4 in dozens of communities in Santa Cruz de Yojoa, Cortés, and Comayagua for scheduled maintenance, with outages lasting between 8 hours and 9.5 hours depending on location.

Under new rules, Honduras's ENEE must use public tenders rather than direct contracts for future power purchases, with the first bidding process required to launch within 180 days and conclude within a year.

The state electric utility ENEE will cut power to Patuca and surrounding communities in Olancho department on Saturday, October 3, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. for scheduled maintenance work.

Honduras's national electricity company opened a three-month grace period for users with illegal or irregular electrical connections to formalize their service without facing administrative or criminal penalties for electricity theft.

The National Electric Company has announced an 8-hour power outage on October 3 in multiple communities across Comayagua department for routine maintenance work on a distribution circuit.

The state electricity utility announced scheduled maintenance cuts affecting multiple regions—west, north, center, south, and Atlantic coast—on October 2, with outages lasting from morning to afternoon in specific municipalities and neighborhoods.

President Nasry Asfura signed the Law of Energy Justice, which restructures the state power utility ENEE by separating generation, transmission, and distribution into three subsidiary companies while maintaining state ownership, aimed at reducing losses and improving electricity service.

ENEE announced widespread scheduled power cuts on September 30 affecting dozens of communities across Ocotepeque, Copán, Francisco Morazán, El Paraíso, Valle, Yoro, Colón, Olancho, and Atlántida for maintenance work, with the first outages running from 8:20 a.m. to 2:20 p.m.

The state utility ENEE will cut power on September 29 to neighborhoods in Tegucigalpa, San Pedro Sula, Olancho, and Valle for scheduled maintenance, equipment installation, and construction projects, with outages ranging from early morning through evening.

International banks and investors are showing interest in Honduras's electricity sector following approval of the Energy Justice Law, which establishes competitive bidding and auctions; the government estimates the sector needs about $6 billion in investment to modernize infrastructure and expand coverage.

The national power utility has scheduled two separate power outages in San Pedro Sula on Monday, September 28, from 8:45 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. in Condominios Hábitat and from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in the Bermejo Substation area for circuit maintenance and equipment installation.

The national power company ENEE will cut electricity from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, September 26, across dozens of neighborhoods in three departments for scheduled electrical circuit maintenance.

ENEE Manager Guillermo Peña Panting said Congress-approved energy reforms are not being modified and outlined a timeline for implementation once published in the official gazette, including meetings with multilateral lenders and planning for resources, staffing, and technical support.

The state utility ENEE has scheduled power outages on Friday, September 25, across Comayagua, Atlántida, the Central District, and San Pedro Sula for maintenance and infrastructure upgrades, with outages lasting from early morning to late afternoon depending on the zone.

Honduras's state power utility ENEE has announced planned outages on September 23 across Francisco Morazán, Cortés, El Paraíso, Valle, Atlántida, and Colón for maintenance, equipment installation, and infrastructure work, with outage times varying by circuit and area.

The national utility ENEE will cut power to multiple neighborhoods across Honduras on September 22 for planned maintenance work on the electrical grid, with outages ranging from one to six hours depending on location.

The national power company ENEE will cut electricity to a residential circuit in San Pedro Sula's Bellavista neighborhood on Monday, September 21, from 8:45 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. for scheduled line maintenance.

The state power company ENEE scheduled outages across Olancho department on October 1, mainly from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., affecting numerous towns and neighborhoods as part of planned electrical-system maintenance.

Honduras's state power utility ENEE has scheduled maintenance outages for Thursday, October 1, affecting communities in Cortés, Francisco Morazán, Choluteca, El Paraíso, and Olancho between 8:15 a.m. and 2:45 p.m., with specific times varying by location.

The state power utility ENEE will cut electricity on September 24 to six departments—Santa Bárbara, Cortés, Yoro, Francisco Morazán, Olancho, and Colón—for scheduled maintenance on transmission lines and substations, with outages ranging from 6 to 8 hours in affected zones.