Infrastructure

A joint study by Mexico's Monterrey Tech and Sendas finds that Honduras's three decades of sluggish growth stem from poor infrastructure, weak rule of law, and violence deterring foreign and domestic investment, while remittances (30% of GDP) sustain consumption but fail to boost productive capacity.

Tourism operator Marco Galindo estimates Roatán's visitor numbers have doubled in 2026, driven by more flights and yacht traffic, but says waste management and urban infrastructure must improve to sustain growth.

Honduras is adopting artificial intelligence in industry but remains behind regional peers due to gaps in infrastructure and advanced skills, with companies using AI mainly for automation of physical tasks rather than complex model development.

The reconstruction of Presentación Centeno Education Center in Diamond Rock, Roatán, a three-level building with 12 classrooms and administrative spaces, is expected to finish by late September under a 20-million-lempira (roughly $800,000) project.

Honduras suffers over 165 hours of blackouts yearly—versus fewer than 9 in El Salvador—costing businesses more than $100 million annually, and analysts warn the new Energy Justice Law's impact depends on institutional capacity to implement it.

Thomas R. Hardy, operations director of the U.S. Trade and Development Agency, said energy-sector reform and infrastructure projects linking Honduras's Atlantic and Pacific coasts are essential to drawing American investment and strengthening the country's economy.

The Education Commission met with representatives of Honduras's 10 bilingual teacher-training Normal Schools to hear concerns about facilities, staffing, and operations, with lawmakers clarifying that the schools' properties remain under the Education Ministry's control.

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.

Roatán's municipal government and the Juan Brooks school's parent association have formed a technical committee to oversee reconstruction of the school at its current location, with work scheduled to begin in September or October 2026.

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.

President Nasry Asfura outlined a broad set of government measures including a nationwide smart-meter rollout to cut ENEE losses, debt-relief legislation for electricity customers, drought aid for up to 90 municipalities, higher municipal transfers, and over L 1.1 billion (roughly $44 million) in flood-mitigation works.

At a press conference, President Nasry Asfura said his administration is working to cut losses at the state power utility ENEE, while revealing that the US government is funding a feasibility study for an interoceanic corridor and dry port between Puerto Cortés and La Barca.