Honduras Infrastructure News

The state utility's financial manager said ENEE has a strategy to meet near-term obligations and restructure its debt, and that pending energy reforms will boost confidence among lenders and potential investors.

Of 32 dike and flood-control projects underway across the Sula Valley ahead of the rainy season, only six are finished, 26 are roughly half-done, and several have not started, with the Infrastructure Ministry estimating completion in July.

ENEE announced planned power cuts on June 16 across multiple zones for scheduled maintenance and infrastructure work.

The Infrastructure Ministry has completed a breakwater in Manacalito, Puerto Cortés, to shield over 200 families and roughly 3,700 acres of cropland from flooding and erosion by the Ulúa River.

The state utility ENEE will cut power across industrial parks, commercial centers, and neighborhoods in San Pedro Sula on June 16 from 8:45 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. for maintenance work on two distribution circuits serving the Bermejo substation.

The Inter-American Development Bank said it supports Honduras's energy reforms, which aim to fix structural problems in the electrical system and ensure long-term sustainability, and pledged to help with implementation.

Infrastructure crews built over 1 kilometer of stone barriers along the Ulúa River in El Progreso, Yoro, to prevent erosion and protect riverbanks serving roughly 1,700 residents in three nearby communities.

Only about 3,000 social homes may be built this year because the state housing bank BANHPROVI has not yet received promised funds, though officials say $500 million annually could flow by late August if IMF talks proceed.

San Pedro Sula mayor Roberto Contreras said a protective barrier installed in the zone stopped a vehicle and protected a doctor inside during a recent accident, preventing more serious consequences.

Infrastructure Secretary Aníbal Erler inspected work reinforcing the Chamelecón River levees in La Lima, Cortés, a L1.5–1.6 billion project (approximately $60–64 million) designed to protect citrus farms, communities, and the international airport from flooding during heavy rains.

Tela's mayor outlined plans to reconstruct the city's coastal cargo dock and build a road linking Tela to Yoro and Colón departments, projects he says will boost the area's economy, tourism, and regional connectivity.

Transport leader Saúl Ventura says taxi operation permits have gone unrenewed for nine years and called for urgent updates to the sector's licensing documentation.

The road connecting Mapulaca and El Carrizal in Erandique, Lempira, is deteriorating with potholes, rocks, and steep dips that pose safety risks to drivers and passengers, especially during rainy season.

The Honduran Association of Electricity Producers warns that structural inefficiencies—including theft, non-payment, and infrastructure losses—are forcing citizens to bear rising costs, and urges competitive market reforms to improve service and lower prices.

Genesis Energías' liquefied natural gas plant in Puerto Cortés, contracted to supply power to Brassavola, faces its fourth consecutive delay and has not yet won Congressional approval, with operations now pushed to July despite missing a two-year construction timeline that ended in 2024.

Honduras's infrastructure ministry is accepting bids for a L 1.2 billion (approximately $48 million) project to maintain over 3,100 kilometers of unpaved roads nationwide.

The national utility ENEE will cut power to various areas of Honduras on Saturday, June 13, for scheduled grid maintenance and upgrades, with outages lasting up to six hours in affected zones.

A suspension bridge in San Francisco del Valle collapsed and killed three family members; residents say they had warned for years about its deterioration, and authorities have now approved a permanent replacement bridge.

Infrastructure Minister Aníbal Ehrler announced that reconstruction of the Germania Bridge and widening to three lanes on the southern highway exit will be completed by September.

Tegucigalpa's municipal government is dredging, cleaning, and channeling six priority streams—removing 60,000 cubic meters of sediment and debris—to reduce flooding risk for roughly 600 communities during the June-through-November rainy season.

Work is progressing on flood-protection levees at Finca 28 in El Negrito, Yoro, designed to shield communities and farmland from inundation.

Congress unanimously approved a decree declaring the rehabilitation of Estadio Evaristo Nájar Romero in Monjarás, Choluteca a public-interest project, authorizing work to restore the stadium's playing field, seating, lighting, and facilities to support youth sports and community recreation.

Honduras has launched a 1.2 billion lempira (approximately $48 million USD) infrastructure project to rehabilitate over 3,100 kilometers of secondary and tertiary roads across all 18 departments, aiming to maintain rural connectivity and protect agricultural corridors year-round.

A proposed law would authorize the municipality of Villanueva (Cortés) to borrow 300 million lempiras (about $12 million) for a municipal administrative center, cultural complex, market for small vendors, sports stadium, road paving, and stormwater drainage.

The state power utility ENEE has scheduled power cuts across Puerto Cortés, Ocotepeque, Copán, Olancho, El Paraíso, and Francisco Morazán on June 11 for preventive maintenance, infrastructure upgrades, and transmission-line clearing.

Construction of 1,000 meters of concrete road is progressing in the community of 6 de Mayo, Macuelizo, in Santa Bárbara, aimed at improving mobility and addressing traffic congestion in a high-traffic area.

La Reforma Street in Tegucigalpa's El Manchén neighborhood is 90% complete in repairs following a sinkhole near San Pablo Market, with authorities saying the work will soon restore traffic flow and safety on this key alternate route in the capital.

The ENEE's financial manager said new transmission infrastructure projects will be funded through private investment drawn by sector openness, not public debt alone, to accelerate Honduras's energy development.

The Latin American Development Bank (CAF) endorsed Honduras's proposed electricity-sector reform, saying it would modernize the energy system, attract foreign investment, and improve service quality while offering support for implementation.

The national power utility announced scheduled maintenance and emergency repairs Friday, June 12, affecting neighborhoods across Tegucigalpa, Comayagüela, and the north coast during different hours, including the National Stadium and major commercial zones.