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The fourth Infrastructure Forum 2026 will convene government officials, experts, and private-sector representatives in San Pedro Sula on November 5 to discuss priority projects in the Sula Valley—including roads, flood control, water treatment, and port logistics—and explore financing mechanisms.

Fourteen of Honduras's twenty electrical circuits with the highest losses are concentrated in the Sula Valley, together accounting for 2.09 billion lempiras in the first half of 2026, a problem experts say must be tackled as a priority to stabilize the national power system.

In the first six months of 2026, Cortés—Honduras's industrial heartland—lost 3.5 billion lempiras (about $140 million) to electricity theft, equipment losses, and technical faults, representing nearly 40% of the nation's 8.8 billion lempira total energy loss.

Honduras's Cañaveral and Río Lindo hydroelectric plants, fed by Lake Yojoa through channels, tunnels, and pipes across a 400-meter elevation drop, generate power twice from the same water flow, producing a combined 109 megawatts and serving as a model of efficient cascade generation.

The state power utility ENEE has contracted 2,073 megawatts of reliable capacity but faces a projected demand of 2,289 megawatts in 2027, requiring it to secure additional energy to prevent blackouts during peak periods from April through June.

Recent flooding in San Pedro Sula has devastated homes and businesses and reignited calls from civil engineers for a comprehensive stormwater drainage system to prevent future disasters in the city.

Several vehicles were damaged and trapped in open trenches on the Los Próceres boulevard in San Pedro Sula during heavy rain, with drivers saying a lack of warning signs made the excavation for a wastewater-collection project invisible.

The government installed an interagency committee to implement the Energy Justice Law, with a 600-megawatt generation tender among its first actions, aiming to reduce reliance on expensive diesel plants and lower power costs.

Transport operators in San Pedro Sula must complete free physical and mechanical inspections by October 2 to obtain permits for passenger excursions during the Morazán holiday, with drivers facing fines starting at L2,000 (about $80) for missing safety equipment like fire extinguishers or spare tires.

Honduras's ALERTA-HN emergency alert system is undergoing validation testing on iPhone devices after successful trials on Android phones, with Conatel and 911 authorities working to ensure alerts reach all mobile users nationwide.

Honduras's 911 emergency system conducted technical tests of its nationwide cellphone alert system on September 24 and 25 between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., sending test notifications to verify operation, coverage, and reception across mobile networks.

The Infrastructure Ministry plans L4–5 billion in projects for San Pedro Sula, starting with the El Barón bridge (bidding next week) and the Las Brisas bridge, plus road extensions and riverbank work, in coordination with the city government.

President Nasry Asfura confirmed that final-stage engineering studies are underway for a paved road linking the Honduras neighborhood and agricultural areas (El Aguacate, La Puerta, Azacualpa) to the CA-5 South highway, aiming to improve market access for produce farmers supplying Tegucigalpa.

President Nasry Asfura announced a package of Valle de Sula infrastructure projects including 137 km of river dredging, a San Pedro Sula bypass, and modernization of Ramón Villeda Morales airport.

Widespread blackouts struck San Pedro Sula and the northern region on August 31 as the national grid operator activated emergency load-shedding measures due to thermal power plant failures and forced maintenance, leaving 13 circuits affected.

Construction on the El Carmen interchange—a tunnel-and-relief-channel project designed to ease traffic congestion in San Pedro Sula—has stalled because municipal and infrastructure officials have not cleared the right-of-way or relocated about 130 families living in the project zone.

The government is delivering 126 excavators, graders, and tractors to 81 municipalities in a first phase worth $18 million, part of a broader $178 million program to improve roads, emergency response, and drought-affected areas.

The Central American bank approved financing for the Quiebra Montes dam project, which will increase water supply to 190,000 residents of Tegucigalpa, reduce dry-season rationing from once every nine days to every three days, and save the government about 21 million lempiras annually in electricity costs.

Honduras National Port Authority signed agreements with regional operator OPC and specialized-terminal firm Logra to boost Puerto Cortés capacity to 1.4 million TEU annually and modernize bulk terminals with 621 million lempiras (about $25 million) in investment.

Deteriorating streets and numerous potholes in central San Pedro Sula are damaging vehicles, creating traffic hazards, and generating sanitation problems as water pools in damaged areas, residents and merchants say.

A L29 million (about $1.16 million) road-improvement project at the Los Cármenes intersection in San Pedro Sula — covering paving, a roundabout, signage, curbs, and retaining walls — is causing severe traffic congestion and will continue for at least two months, municipal officials say.

The government contracted Prodecon to maintain 12.5 kilometers of road between San Jerónimo and La Libertad in Comayagua for L46 million (about $1.8 million), but residents and former officials report the work is superficial and deteriorates quickly.

ENEE will cut power across multiple communities in Olancho department on August 11 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. for scheduled maintenance, including relocating a Culmí transformer and trimming vegetation near power lines.

Honduras's state electricity company is launching three public tenders to hire over 400 work crews to combat energy theft, install meters, manage disconnections, and maintain the power grid, following the end of a three-year loss-reduction program that failed to meet its goals.

The first shipment of heavy machinery, including Caterpillar soil compactors, arrived at Puerto Henecán as part of a $244 million government program to distribute 2,100 pieces of equipment across all 298 municipalities for road and infrastructure work.

The government launched a public tender for paving 6 kilometers of the Emerald Corridor connecting Trujillo and Santa Fe in Colón with high-strength concrete, a project aimed at boosting tourism and regional development along the northern coast.

President Asfura presented infrastructure priorities for the Atlantic region including CA-13 highway rehabilitation (with $180 million from the World Bank and Spain), the La Barca–Tela route expansion, and Guillermo Anderson Airport modernization, aimed at improving connectivity and investment.

Honduras's National Congress approved two cross-border electricity contracts to buy 80 megawatts—50 from Panama and 30 from Nicaragua—at 8 cents per kilowatt-hour to help address the national power deficit.

San Pedro Sula has no operational wastewater treatment plants despite rapid urban growth, and with the water utility's concession ending in 2030, the construction industry is urging the municipality to secure and develop treatment sites before it is too late.

A failure in Central America's interconnected power system caused outages across Honduras, Guatemala, and parts of El Salvador and Nicaragua on September 10, with Honduras's national grid fully restored by 1:30 p.m.