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The first shipment of new John Deere graders and tractors arrived at Puerto Cortés from Brazil on Friday as part of President Nasry Asfura's program to strengthen the operational capacity of all 298 municipal governments in Honduras.

Honduras's state utility ENEE will cut power on June 19 in parts of Francisco Morazán, Yoro, and Cortés for substation maintenance and transmission-line construction, with the Central District affected from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. and El Progreso from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Analysts say Honduras's state electricity utility, ENEE, requires $6 billion in investment over the next ten years to improve service delivery across the country.

The National Congress telecommunications committee approved a proposal requiring cable and telecom companies to remove unused cables within 60 days, with fines up to L250,000 (about $10,000) for noncompliance.

Energy analyst Salomón Ordóñez says Honduras's state power utility requires roughly L50 billion (about $2 billion) to upgrade distribution and transmission infrastructure, with private investment possible once electrical-sector reforms are approved.

The National Roads and Transport Authority director said Honduras is comprehensively reforming its traffic law to include new driver-licensing rules, speed regulations, and breathalyzer standards, while also training teachers nationwide on road safety education.

Salomón Ordóñez, the former head of state utility ENEE, says Honduras faces losing competitiveness in Central America unless it tackles two decades of governance failures in its electricity system, citing Guatemala and El Salvador's successful power-sector overhauls.

The state utility ENEE will conduct scheduled maintenance and grid-strengthening work on June 18, causing outages lasting four to eight hours in sectors across Francisco Morazán, Choluteca, Cortés, Santa Bárbara, and Colón.

The European Union will provide approximately 15 billion euros (roughly $16 billion) to finance modernization of Honduras's electrical transmission lines.

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.

A dispute over overlapping duties between the interim technical chief and the administrative director at Honduras's largest hydroelectric plant, El Cajón, is stalling procurement of vital parts needed to keep all four turbines running, according to internal communications obtained by El Heraldo.

Telecommunications Commission member Saraí Espinal announced that cable and telecom operators will have 60 days—once Congress approves the measure—to remove unused cables and wiring from utility poles nationwide, with CONATEL overseeing compliance.

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

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

Honduras is piloting an anti-fraud digital licensing system in Tegucigalpa that ties first-time applicants to one exam center until the platform expands nationwide.

The state electricity company ENEE announced planned power cuts on June 4 in multiple regions including Tegucigalpa, Nacaome, Peña Blanca, La Lima, and Colón for scheduled maintenance, tree trimming, and equipment upgrades.

The state electricity utility ENEE will cut power to multiple zones across Honduras on June 3 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. for scheduled maintenance, affecting areas in Choluteca, El Paraíso, and Tegucigalpa.

The director of the National Roads and Transport Authority said Honduras is the only Central American country without speed-limit regulations, but officials are now working to establish them.

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.

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.

The government is pursuing an electrical-system reform that would restructure the national utility company (ENEE) into separate generation, transmission, and distribution units to reduce annual losses exceeding 16 billion lempiras and free resources for health, education, and infrastructure.

The state power utility ENEE will cut electricity Friday, June 5, in multiple regions including the capital, San Pedro Sula, and the Atlantic coast for scheduled grid maintenance.