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Infrastructure Minister Aníbal Erhel announced that Honduras has received 148 heavy machines for distribution to municipalities to improve road maintenance and emergency response, with more equipment arriving over the next 10 months.

Infrastructure Minister Aníbal Ehrler said the 28-year Palmerola International Airport concession includes a clause prohibiting another international airport within 100 kilometers (affecting Tegucigalpa's airport), but officials may negotiate exemptions for regional flights and domestic operations.

The national traffic authority confirms it still lacks sufficient materials to print physical driver licenses, keeping the service operating at reduced capacity until new supplies arrive in August.

Honduras's state power utility ENEE has announced widespread outages on July 7 affecting Colón, Santa Bárbara, Cortés, Copán, Francisco Morazán, and Olancho departments between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. for scheduled maintenance work.

Garbage collection in Honduras has risen 27.8% between January 26 and July 12, reflecting increased demand for the service.

The Public Works Secretariat (SIP) is purchasing machinery and equipment worth L4.8 billion (about $178 million) to strengthen local municipalities' road maintenance capacity nationwide, including GPS systems, maintenance guarantees, and operator training for tertiary road networks.

The National Road and Transport Authority (DNVT) says it has supplies to issue physical driver's licenses and is resuming all renewal and new-license processing; people who received only a digital receipt in prior months can now claim their cards at any DNVT office.

Honduras's National Directorate of Roads and Transport announced it will prevent over 325,000 drivers with unpaid traffic fines from accessing public services, including police clearances and gun permits, and is considering reporting them to the national credit-risk registry.

The government will begin delivering heavy machinery—part of a L3.5 billion (about $140 million) purchase—to all 298 municipalities in August to help local governments maintain rural roads and respond faster to weather-related emergencies.

About 400,000 subscribers of Honduras's state electricity company ENEE owe more than L12.5 billion (roughly $500 million) in unpaid bills, according to the utility.

Lawmakers unanimously approved infrastructure contracts for 18 new classroom modules and rehabilitation of seven schools across five western departments, plus design and construction work at five hospitals nationwide, funded by international loans with sovereign guarantee.

The national power utility ENEE will cut electricity on July 2 to multiple zones across Choluteca, Valle, and Francisco Morazán departments from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. for scheduled network maintenance and upgrades.

The Honduran Road Transport Institute (IHTT) has begun nationwide enforcement operations targeting heavy trucks, including mechanical inspections, cargo checks, and traffic-law compliance monitoring to reduce road accidents.

The Civil Engineers Association of Honduras is updating the national building code, expected before November, to specify what soil and geological studies are required at different project scales, with a strong emphasis on geotechnical and geological requirements.

Renewable-energy generators say that once Congress approves planned reforms to Honduras's electricity sector, investment opportunities will expand significantly.

The Infrastructure Ministry announced maintenance and paving projects in three sectors—Piligüin, Limones-La Tira, and Corralito—requiring over 100 million lempiras (about $4 million) and expected to improve connectivity and tourism in the region.

Former national power company manager Salomón Ordóñez cautioned that Honduras's largest hydroelectric dam, El Cajón, requires steady funding and emergency spare parts to avoid costly thermal-power substitution, and urged against privatizing generation and transmission.

The Institute of Property is printing 3.5 million new vehicle registration documents in 2026 with QR codes, unique serial numbers, watermarks, and two additional security measures to prevent forgery and ease verification by traffic authorities.

Officials from Honduras and Japan met at the presidential palace to discuss improving drinking water supply to the Central District and advancing a planned bypass road in Puerto Cortés, as part of broader cooperation on infrastructure and development.

The director of ENEE's social development fund announced a goal of 500 rural electrification projects nationwide in 2026, with more than 60 already profiled for contracting to reach communities the official said have been neglected for years.

Infrastructure Minister Aníbal Ehrler said prosecutors and the Superior Court of Accounts are investigating contracts for three regional hospitals before construction can resume.

Honduras's largest power plant, El Cajón, which supplies about 30% of the nation's electricity, is at risk of forced shutdowns due to aging equipment past its useful life and delays in purchasing critical replacement parts, engineers warn.

Work to rebuild the Juan Manuel Gálvez bridge on the Valle de Ángeles exit, which collapsed 18 months ago, is progressing and should reopen in 60 days, with a L14 million (about $560,000) investment also funding a third lane and an overpass to ease traffic in the capital.

Local authorities and small and medium-sized businesses in western Honduras called for approval of electricity-sector reforms, saying constant blackouts cause up to 100 million lempiras (about $4 million) in monthly losses.

ENEE has scheduled maintenance outages on June 23 affecting La Guama and surrounding towns (8:30 AM–4:30 PM), San Pedro Sula neighborhoods (8:45 AM–2:45 PM), and Juticalpa and much of Olancho (8:00 AM–4:00 PM).

ENEE has scheduled power cuts on Sunday, June 21 in multiple zones across Honduras; the utility's website details specific times and affected areas.

Departments in western Honduras including Ocotepeque and Copán have suffered over 9,900 minutes without electricity in the first six months of 2026, blamed on aging infrastructure over 40 years old; ENEE says it will upgrade substations and trim vegetation to reduce outages.

ENEE has announced power cuts on Wednesday, July 1 across multiple zones in Honduras; specific times and affected areas are listed on the utility's website.

The state power utility ENEE will cut electricity to neighborhoods across El Paraíso, Santa Bárbara, Cortés, and Yoro on July 1 for scheduled maintenance, with outages scheduled for various windows throughout the day.

ENEE has announced scheduled power cuts on Sunday, June 28, across multiple zones in Honduras for maintenance work.