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ENEE will cut power across multiple zones in Tegucigalpa, San Pedro Sula, and Colón on October 23 for maintenance, with blackouts lasting between four and eight hours in each affected area.

Three weeks after Honduras's new Energy Justice Law took effect, a monitoring report finds only one of 42 required tasks completed, with losses at the state utility ENEE rising to 34.4% and a critical energy auction delayed to early 2027.

The national power utility ENEE announced scheduled outages on October 18 in three coastal regions for up to 8 hours to carry out grid maintenance, tree trimming, and replacement of corroded insulators.

The state utility ENEE will cut power in parts of Colón, Lepaterique, and the capital district on October 16 for scheduled maintenance, affecting customers for roughly 8 hours during the morning and early afternoon.

ENEE is scheduling power cuts from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00–5:30 p.m. on October 15 in Olancho and Colón departments for routine maintenance work affecting dozens of villages and neighborhoods.

The state utility ENEE will cut power on October 4 in dozens of communities in Santa Cruz de Yojoa, Cortés, and Comayagua for scheduled maintenance, with outages lasting between 8 hours and 9.5 hours depending on location.

The state electric utility ENEE will cut power to Patuca and surrounding communities in Olancho department on Saturday, October 3, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. for scheduled maintenance work.

Honduras's Supreme Audit Court found that the state power utility ENEE redirected about 2 billion lempiras (roughly $80 million) intended for a national program to reduce electrical losses, preventing the purchase of equipment and services needed to meet its efficiency targets in 2023–24.

A proposed law would make tenants responsible for electric bills incurred during their lease term and allow utilities to report unpaid debts to credit agencies after a 30-day notice period, protecting property owners from inherited arrears.

President Nasry Asfura signed the Law of Energy Justice, which restructures the state power utility ENEE by separating generation, transmission, and distribution into three subsidiary companies while maintaining state ownership, aimed at reducing losses and improving electricity service.

The state power utility ENEE scheduled maintenance-related outages lasting six-plus hours on September 17 affecting multiple municipalities in Santa Bárbara, Cortés, and San Pedro Sula, with specific neighborhoods and times listed.

Dozens of Hondurans carrying torches and signs marched peacefully to Casa Presidencial on Friday demanding government action on the country's water shortage and opposing recent energy reforms approved by Congress.

President Asfura blamed widespread blackouts and power rationing on peak-hour demand and fuel shortages at generating plants, while announcing that Congress-approved energy reforms await final review before publication and that roughly 1,500 megawatts will be tendered to stabilize the grid.

The national electricity utility will deploy 148 maintenance crews across Honduras to reduce power outages through tree trimming, line inspection, and meter work, with plans for a second contract covering 200 additional crews and cranes.

ENEE will cut power to neighborhoods in San Pedro Sula from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on September 6 to install measurement equipment on a dual-circuit transmission line.

ENEE announced scheduled power cuts on September 4 affecting dozens of communities in Comayagua (8:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m.) and parts of San Pedro Sula (8:45 a.m.–2:45 p.m.).

ENEE has announced scheduled power cuts on September 3 in Santa Bárbara, Cortés, and Ocotepeque departments from early morning through mid-afternoon for maintenance work, equipment removal, and contractor projects.

ENEE will cut power Monday, August 31 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in Tegucigalpa neighborhoods and 8:45 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. in Choloma for scheduled distribution-network maintenance.

The national electric utility (ENEE) will cut power on August 25 in neighborhoods across Francisco Morazán, Comayagua, and Cortés departments for maintenance, equipment installation, and private-company work, with outages lasting 6 hours in most areas.

Cohep president Anabel Gallardo called on Congress to pass the long-delayed energy law reform, warning that continued inaction weakens ENEE's governance and could deter investment.

The national power utility ENEE will cut electricity to neighborhoods in Tegucigalpa and La Lima on August 24 for scheduled maintenance, affecting residents for up to seven hours.

Honduras's national power utility (ENEE) has scheduled outages for August 22 in Copán, El Paraíso, and Francisco Morazán departments, with cuts beginning between 8:20 a.m. and 8:30 a.m. and lasting up to seven hours for maintenance work.

Honduras's national utility ENEE has scheduled maintenance outages on August 19 affecting neighborhoods in Francisco Morazán, Cortés, Intibucá, Copán, and Santa Bárbara, with most cuts lasting roughly six hours between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m.

Honduras's Energy Commission is reviewing a Liberal Party counterproposal for restructuring the state electric utility into three operating subsidiaries, aiming to attract private capital for modernization while keeping state ownership of major generation and transmission assets.

Several San Pedro Sula neighborhoods will lose power on August 17 from 8:45 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. in a scheduled six-hour outage.

Honduras's national power utility ENEE has announced scheduled power cuts on August 14 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. affecting numerous neighborhoods, municipalities, and towns primarily in Atlántida department.

The national power utility ENEE will cut electricity on August 9 for scheduled maintenance on substations, distribution lines, and power transformers across neighborhoods in Tegucigalpa and Cortés, with outages running from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. depending on location.

The national electricity utility ENEE announced scheduled power cuts on August 6 across Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula, Olancho, and Valle for routine circuit maintenance, with outages lasting four to six hours in affected neighborhoods.

The state power company ENEE scheduled outages across Olancho department on October 1, mainly from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., affecting numerous towns and neighborhoods as part of planned electrical-system maintenance.

Honduras's national electric utility ENEE announced planned power outages on September 11 affecting sectors in Tela, the Central District, Comayagua, La Lima, and San Manuel, with cuts lasting up to eight hours.