Electricity

The state electricity utility ENEE announced scheduled maintenance shutdowns for September 19 affecting neighborhoods in the Central District, the Atlantic coast (including Sonaguera, Colón), and San Pedro Sula, with outages ranging from three to eight hours by region.

The national utility ENEE will cut power to neighborhoods, villages, and residential areas in the Distrito Central/Francisco Morazán, Choluteca, and El Paraíso on Friday, September 18, during daytime hours, for routine line maintenance.

The state power utility ENEE scheduled maintenance-related outages lasting six-plus hours on September 17 affecting multiple municipalities in Santa Bárbara, Cortés, and San Pedro Sula, with specific neighborhoods and times listed.

The national power company scheduled maintenance work will cut electricity to parts of Francisco Morazán and Choluteca on September 16 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., affecting dozens of neighborhoods and rural communities.

Honduras's electric-sector overhaul, which restructures ENEE and addresses transmission infrastructure and technical losses, will take at least two years to meaningfully reduce blackouts while the government executes infrastructure investments and tackles the utility's 120-billion-lempira debt.

Congressman Marco Tulio Rodríguez (Liberal Party) said electrical-sector reforms should include legislation against energy theft and require public bidding rather than direct contracts, arguing that will prevent inflated costs and rigged deals for Hondurans.

Cohep president Anabel Gallardo called on Congress to pass the long-delayed energy law reform, warning that continued inaction weakens ENEE's governance and could deter investment.

Liberal and National Party lawmakers said they are close to agreement on energy reforms to modernize the electric system and rescue the troubled state utility ENEE, with key protections for public assets including hydroelectric dams.

The national power utility will cut electricity across zones in Yoro and Cortés departments on July 30 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. for scheduled transmission-line maintenance.

ENEE announced planned maintenance cutoffs for July 30 affecting Copán, Francisco Morazán, Valle, and Olancho, with specific neighborhoods in the capital and municipalities in each region experiencing interruptions of 5–7 hours starting in the morning.

The state power utility reports daily losses of L40 million (about $1.6 million) while Congress delays approval of an energy law overhaul that officials say is needed to improve efficiency, attract investment, and reduce the company's mounting debt.

The national power company ENEE will conduct maintenance-related outages in parts of Francisco Morazán and Olancho on July 28 to improve service reliability and continuity.

The state power utility ENEE will cut electricity in several neighborhoods of San Pedro Sula on Monday, July 27, from 8:45 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. for scheduled grid maintenance.

The state electric utility ENEE will cut power to dozens of neighborhoods and commercial zones in San Pedro Sula on Sunday, July 26, starting at 8:30 a.m., for scheduled maintenance and operational testing on the grid.

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.

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.

Honduras's power regulator announced it has contracted two new fuel suppliers to help reduce nationwide electricity blackouts, a longstanding problem affecting the country's grid reliability.

Congress President Tomás Zambrano announced that lawmakers have reached consensus on electricity-industry reforms and may hold a final vote next Tuesday, citing annual losses exceeding 16 billion lempiras at the state utility and chronic blackouts affecting Honduras more severely than neighboring countries.