Operating Costs

The private-sector council COHEP warns that rising fuel, energy, and input costs are accelerating company closures, with about 80% of microenterprises failing within five years and leadership transitions adding further risk.

About 50 restaurants closed nationwide in July as rising costs for utilities, supplies, and labor combined with weak consumer demand and municipal red tape, threatening roughly 2,000 jobs, the Gastronomic Association of Honduras says.

Roberto Díaz del Valle, a leading hotel operator, says rising electricity tariffs are squeezing operating costs and threatening hotel revenues, while warning that reforms to energy law alone will not solve ENEE's crisis.