Utilities

UMAPS announced water-supply hours for dozens of neighborhoods across Tegucigalpa and Comayagüela on Thursday, October 8, with distribution times varying by sector.

Neighborhoods across Tegucigalpa and Comayagüela will receive potable water on staggered schedules from September 14 to 18, with different start and end times by sector.

Gustavo Boquín, general manager of Tegucigalpa's water utility, announced his resignation effective September 30, citing personal and professional reasons, as the capital faces one of its most severe water shortages in recent years.

Tegucigalpa residents are rationing laundry, reusing water, and skipping daily routines as the capital's severe water shortage stretches for days without supply, affecting residents' physical and emotional well-being.

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

The town of Lepaterique in Francisco Morazán has endured multiple power failures since August 3, with interruptions lasting 4 to 24 hours and recurring every few days, forcing small merchants to discard perishable goods and leaving residents without electricity for daily needs.

Marco Antonio Flores, an energy researcher at UNAH, says combating electricity theft in areas with widespread illegal connections is crucial to rescuing the struggling state power utility ENEE.