Power Outages

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.

A representative of small and medium enterprises warned that ongoing power cuts and rising fuel prices pose an existential threat to hundreds of businesses across Honduras.

More than 100 Honduran shoe-manufacturing workshops risk closure due to a 5–10% rise in raw-material costs linked partly to power blackouts and rationing, threatening over 400 jobs, the industry association warned.

Recent blackouts stem from multiple power plants not yet connected to the grid, a former ENEE manager said, while warning that extreme heat from a climate pattern called Super Niño and potential water shortages next year could worsen the energy crisis unless idle thermal and renewable units are brought online.

The national utility ENEE says no electricity outages are scheduled for September 15, Honduras's Independence Day, though planned maintenance resumes on September 16 after a two-day public holiday.

New blackouts struck multiple cities including Tegucigalpa on September 11 as the National Dispatch Center (CND) activated emergency measures to manage fuel shortages and forced outages, prompting experts to warn the crisis could worsen.

Small-business owners in the Sula Valley report daily losses of approximately L10 million (about $400,000) from six- to eight-hour power outages in September, with three blackouts so far accumulating roughly L30 million in damages.

ENEE's manager Guillermo Peña Panting says stabilizing power supply is the immediate priority as the utility faces infrastructure weakness that could extend through 2026 and into next summer, while the recently approved electricity sector reform begins implementation.

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.

ENEE has announced scheduled power cuts on September 3 in Santa Bárbara, Cortés, and Ocotepeque departments from early morning through mid-afternoon for maintenance work, equipment removal, and contractor projects.

Widespread blackouts struck San Pedro Sula and the northern region on August 31 as the national grid operator activated emergency load-shedding measures due to thermal power plant failures and forced maintenance, leaving 13 circuits affected.

The national electric utility (ENEE) will cut power on August 25 in neighborhoods across Francisco Morazán, Comayagua, and Cortés departments for maintenance, equipment installation, and private-company work, with outages lasting 6 hours in most areas.

Guanaja's mayor says the municipality is reconstructing concrete bridges damaged by natural disasters, remodeling a school, and working with the national power company to repair generators and deploy a new one to address nightly blackouts lasting three to four hours.

Honduras's national power utility (ENEE) has scheduled outages for August 22 in Copán, El Paraíso, and Francisco Morazán departments, with cuts beginning between 8:20 a.m. and 8:30 a.m. and lasting up to seven hours for maintenance work.

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.

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.

The national utility ENEE will cut power on August 4 across neighborhoods in Yoro, Cortés, Santa Bárbara, Copán, and Ocotepeque for scheduled maintenance work on electrical circuits, with outages lasting four to six hours depending on the zone.

Gremipe, the micro and small business association, warns that about 30,000 microenterprises have shut down nationwide so far this year, costing roughly 80,000 jobs, with power outages and rising production costs blamed for the closures.

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.

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.

Honduran law allows customers to seek compensation from power distributors when blackouts or voltage surges damage appliances, though few file claims; the electricity regulator (Cree) received 222 complaints in 2026, with only one related to appliance damage.

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.

Unannounced electricity cuts in San Pedro Sula are causing production delays and losses for small workshops and artisans, with some considering closure due to lost income and the prohibitive cost of private generators.

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.

Honduras's state power utility ENEE scheduled maintenance outages on September 9 across multiple regions including Cortés, Santa Bárbara, Copán, Francisco Morazán, Valle, Atlántida, and Olancho, with specific times and neighborhoods listed for each area.

State utility ENEE has announced planned power cuts on Monday, September 7: San Pedro Sula and surrounding areas will lose power from 8:45 a.m. to 2:45 p.m., and towns in El Paraíso from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., for circuit maintenance and project work.

ENEE has scheduled maintenance-related power cuts across multiple regions on August 25, affecting Siguatepeque, Sabanagrande, and San Pedro Sula among others, with outages lasting between two and eight hours.

The National Electric Company (ENEE) has scheduled power outages on Sunday, August 2, in parts of the Central District in Francisco Morazán for transformer maintenance.