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Mayors and lawmakers aligned with the Liberal Party are preparing an alternative energy proposal that would keep the national power utility ENEE under state control, combat electricity theft and meter fraud (cited as over 90% of losses), and renegotiate rates with private generators.

Honduras ranks third in Central America for residential electricity costs at $0.236 per kilowatt-hour, but economists say the true cost to users and public finances is far higher due to losses at the state utility Enee, debt servicing, and an incomplete energy-sector reform.

Honduras's national utility ENEE has scheduled maintenance outages on August 19 affecting neighborhoods in Francisco Morazán, Cortés, Intibucá, Copán, and Santa Bárbara, with most cuts lasting roughly six hours between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m.

Honduras's Energy Commission is reviewing a Liberal Party counterproposal for restructuring the state electric utility into three operating subsidiaries, aiming to attract private capital for modernization while keeping state ownership of major generation and transmission assets.

The national utility ENEE will cut power in sectors of El Paraíso, Intibucá, Francisco Morazán, and Valle on August 18 and 19 for scheduled maintenance of distribution lines.

Several San Pedro Sula neighborhoods will lose power on August 17 from 8:45 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. in a scheduled six-hour outage.

ENEE will cut electricity to sectors of San Pedro Sula from 9 a.m. to noon and to much of Choluteca from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on August 16 for scheduled network maintenance.

Congress plans to vote next week on restructuring the state electricity company to stem annual losses exceeding 16 billion lempiras (about $640 million), but passage depends on the Liberal Party's backing and its proposed reverse-auction mechanism for energy procurement.

The national power company will cut electricity across neighborhoods in three departments on August 15 for transmission-line maintenance and private company work, with outages lasting seven to eight hours depending on location.

State power utility ENEE accumulated a L11.2 billion (about $450 million) deficit in the first seven months of 2026, with energy theft and illegal connections accounting for roughly 75% of losses, according to a civil-society analysis presented to energy regulators and Congress.

Honduras's national power utility ENEE has announced scheduled power cuts on August 14 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. affecting numerous neighborhoods, municipalities, and towns primarily in Atlántida department.

Anabel Gallardo, president of Honduras's business council (Cohep), warned that chronic electricity shortages and lack of legal certainty continue to discourage foreign investment and job creation in the country.

President Nasry Asfura called on Congress to approve energy-sector reforms aimed at reducing financial losses at the state-run electricity utility ENEE.

ASJ, a civil-society organization, urges Congress to focus energy-sector reform solely on overhauling the state power utility ENEE to improve efficiency, reduce blackouts, and lower costs for poor households.

Congressman Yuri Sabas criticized the government's energy-reform bill for lacking substantive changes, warning that ENEE could become as hollowed-out as the failed state telecom Hondutel despite holding valuable assets like major dams.

The national power utility ENEE has scheduled maintenance and vegetation-clearing work resulting in power cuts in Valle, Olancho, El Paraíso, Comayagua, Cortés, Yoro, Copán, Atlántida, and Colón on August 13, with outages lasting from roughly 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. in affected zones.

ENEE will cut power across multiple communities in Olancho department on August 11 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. for scheduled maintenance, including relocating a Culmí transformer and trimming vegetation near power lines.

The Liberal Party caucus presented a counterproposal to the government's energy-reform law, saying it includes legal safeguards and structural guarantees to benefit Hondurans while preventing what lawmakers call privatization risks to state utility ENEE.

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.

Honduras's state electricity company is launching three public tenders to hire over 400 work crews to combat energy theft, install meters, manage disconnections, and maintain the power grid, following the end of a three-year loss-reduction program that failed to meet its goals.

ENEE announced rolling blackouts on the island of Guanaja from August 7 to 20 to manage a 450 kW power shortage caused by failed generators and solar system deficiencies affecting over 2,000 users, while the utility arranges an additional generator to restore supply.

The national power utility ENEE will cut electricity on August 9 for scheduled maintenance on substations, distribution lines, and power transformers across neighborhoods in Tegucigalpa and Cortés, with outages running from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. depending on location.

Honduras is considering opening its electricity market to multiple operators in generation, distribution, transmission, and sales—similar to Costa Rica's hybrid system—to boost investment, diversify energy sources, and increase regional competition.

State institutions have accumulated over 20 billion lempiras (roughly $800 million) in unpaid electricity bills to ENEE, with much of the debt dating back more than 15 years; the utility is auditing its accounts receivable and also grappling with 34% energy losses due partly to theft.

The national electricity utility ENEE announced scheduled power cuts on August 6 across Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula, Olancho, and Valle for routine circuit maintenance, with outages lasting four to six hours in affected neighborhoods.

Lawmakers are moving closer to agreement on reforms to Honduras's General Law of the Electrical Industry, with the Liberal Party and the legislative committee narrowing differences over how to attract private investment while keeping state assets under the control of the state-owned utility ENEE.

Lawmakers are negotiating a bill to rescue the troubled state electrical utility ENEE and modernize its aging infrastructure, with Congress leadership saying a formal vote could come this week or next.

Honduras's electric regulator (CREE) published a comparative analysis of the electric-sector reform bill showing how negotiations between the President, Congress, and the Liberal Party shifted the final version approved on August 12, with added restrictions on state utility ENEE.

Lawmakers remain divided on proposed reforms to Honduras's state electric utility, with some demanding modifications or deletions to specific articles and disagreement over whether modernization requires privatization.

Honduras's Liberal Party announced it will not support the government's electric-sector reform as written, instead proposing its own bill to preserve ENEE's public status, prevent privatization, and include workforce protections, fair tariffs, and financial audits.