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The national power company ENEE will conduct maintenance-related outages in parts of Francisco Morazán and Olancho on July 28 to improve service reliability and continuity.

The state power utility ENEE will cut electricity in several neighborhoods of San Pedro Sula on Monday, July 27, from 8:45 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. for scheduled grid maintenance.

The state electric utility ENEE will cut power to dozens of neighborhoods and commercial zones in San Pedro Sula on Sunday, July 26, starting at 8:30 a.m., for scheduled maintenance and operational testing on the grid.

The state power utility ENEE will cut electricity for eight hours on Saturday, July 25, in multiple neighborhoods and commercial areas of San Pedro Sula for grid maintenance work.

The national utility announced planned power cuts on July 24 across Francisco Morazán, Olancho, Santa Bárbara, Ocotepeque, and Cortés for scheduled maintenance work, with outages in Tegucigalpa lasting 6–8 hours.

Honduras's state electricity company will cut power in various sectors on July 22 from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. for distribution-network maintenance aimed at improving reliability and reducing future disruptions.

Honduras's state power utility ENEE has announced planned power cuts for Tuesday, July 21, in neighborhoods and colonies across the country for scheduled maintenance work.

Honduran law allows customers to seek compensation from power distributors when blackouts or voltage surges damage appliances, though few file claims; the electricity regulator (Cree) received 222 complaints in 2026, with only one related to appliance damage.

Honduras's state power company ENEE announced no scheduled outages for July 19, when the 2026 World Cup final between Spain and Argentina will be broadcast, allowing fans to watch uninterrupted at home.

Residents of Tatumbla in Francisco Morazán report power cuts lasting 20 to 48 hours, especially during rainy season, caused by deteriorating electrical infrastructure, and are calling on the state utility ENEE to install new transformers and repair aging lines and poles.

ENEE has scheduled power outages on July 17 in multiple zones nationwide for maintenance work; specific times and affected areas are listed on the utility's website.

Energy Minister Eduardo Oviedo says the state power utility needs at least $6 billion in coming years to improve service quality and cut losses, and he expects Congress to pass enabling reforms when lawmakers return.

Congress is set to debate a reform that would open ENEE's transmission network—the last segment still under state control—to private investment, as the Asfura government seeks to restructure the loss-making utility.

The national power utility ENEE has announced maintenance-related outages on July 16 affecting neighborhoods in Tegucigalpa, San Pedro Sula, and other parts of Honduras, with disruptions lasting from early morning through mid-afternoon in each area.

Genesis Energy's natural-gas plant in Puerto Cortés, meant to supply fuel to utility Brassavola and replace diesel generation, has missed its original November 2024 deadline by nearly two years with five rescheduled start dates and minimal visible construction progress.

The national power utility ENEE announced scheduled electrical outages on Wednesday, July 15, across eight departments including Atlántida, Yoro, and Cortés from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. for maintenance work on transmission lines and distribution circuits.

The state utility ENEE announced scheduled power cuts in several neighborhoods of Choloma, Cortés, from 8:45 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. on July 13 for transmission-line maintenance.

The state power utility ENEE will cut electricity to multiple neighborhoods and institutions across Tegucigalpa on Sunday, July 12, from 6:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. for transmission-line construction work.

The national power company will cut electricity on July 11 from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. across numerous neighborhoods and commercial zones in Tegucigalpa and surrounding areas for preventive maintenance at two major substations.

The state electricity company has scheduled power cuts across five departments on July 10 for grid maintenance, with outages lasting between two and eight hours depending on the region.

The national utility ENEE will cut power on July 9 across parts of Colón, Cortés, El Paraíso, and Olancho for seven to nine hours of distribution-network maintenance, affecting residential, commercial, industrial, and rural zones.

Edgar Aguilar of the Association for a More Just Society (ASJ) says proposed reforms to rescue the state power company ENEE lack fundamental components, while the ASJ has separately presented its own proposals to restructure ENEE's debt and reduce its financial burden.

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.

The Tegucigalpa municipal government and the state power company are removing unused cables from poles along the historic center's main streets between the San Rafael bridge and near the Health Ministry, aiming to improve urban appearance and reduce hazards.

The state power utility ENEE will conduct maintenance and grid improvements across Tegucigalpa from July 6 to 10, cutting electricity to dozens of neighborhoods, hospitals, schools, and businesses during working hours each day.

A transformer installed during the Castro administration will be connected to reduce blackouts in the southern departments of Valle and Choluteca, according to Libre congressman Fabricio Sandoval.

Honduras's national electricity company announced scheduled power cuts in Tegucigalpa on Saturday, July 4, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. affecting downtown commercial zones and surrounding neighborhoods for maintenance work at the Miraflores substation.

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.

ENEE has scheduled maintenance-related power cuts in San Pedro Sula on Friday, July 3, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., affecting residential neighborhoods, businesses, schools, and institutions across two service areas.

Congress and the state power company agreed Thursday to resolve chronic blackouts and transmission failures in Choluteca and Valle departments within 15 days, with over 30 crews working on distribution and transmission substations to implement technical fixes.