Represa San Jose

The San José Dam, Tegucigalpa's first major water-infrastructure project in three decades, has resumed work after a 17-month halt and is now 46% complete; city officials plan to finish by 2028 to help ease chronic water shortages in the capital.

Tegucigalpa faces a water deficit of roughly 100 million cubic meters, and officials say the planned San José dam, though helpful, will not meet the capital's growing demand; authorities are contracting private wells and studying water transfers from other regions.

Tegucigalpa's mayor says the city is addressing water scarcity with temporary measures but expects a permanent solution when the San José Dam begins operating.

The UMAPS water authority says work has resumed on the San José Dam under Mayor Juan Diego Zelaya's administration, and officials assert that if operational it would add over 40% to the city's water storage capacity.