Honduras Daily by Location

Energy Secretary Eduardo Oviedo said Honduras is drafting terms for a new electricity-generation auction split into two stages—one adding roughly 600 megawatts and a later phase potentially 1,000 megawatts—pending congressional approval of pending energy reforms; the sector will need about $6 billion in investment across generation, transmission, and distribution infrastructure.

President Asfura's government plans to propose a state of exception to the National Security Council for at least 30 municipalities hit by criminal gangs and forced displacement, though the exact municipalities and scope remain undefined.

The Institute of Transportation (IHTT) has published dates, times, and locations for mandatory vehicle safety inspections (FTM) in week 5 across its regional offices nationwide.

Honduras's net foreign reserves grew by $1.21 billion since January to reach $11.52 billion as of September 14, providing 6.6 months of import coverage, according to the Central Bank.

The head of the National Roads and Transport Directorate said a draft speed regulation setting a 60 km/h limit on secondary streets has been sent to the National Police for review, pending approval and significant investment to implement.

Dante Mossi, former BCIE president, called on Congress to review how the government has spent 2026 funds and clarify priorities before approving the 455-billion-lempira (about $18.2 billion) 2027 budget, citing concerns over electricity costs, health-sector management, and diesel inflation.

Honduras's nursing professionals, with about 480 under temporary contracts and 90 unrecontracted, have given the Health Ministry until a September 18 meeting to address staffing and wage demands or face a national strike the following week.

Over 2,500 students from ten departments are formalizing their National Scholarship contracts in San Pedro Sula on September 17–18, receiving a monthly stipend of 4,000 lempiras (about $160) to cover transportation, materials, and study costs.

Honduras's College of Journalists called for prosecutors to investigate Libre politician Rixi Moncada over recent statements they say denigrate the press and recalled her role as Defense Ministry secretary during alleged attacks on reporters by military leadership.

Honduras is projected to receive $13 billion in remittances by year-end 2026—a 20% increase from 2025—but economists warn the country's heavy dependence on this income leaves over 300,000 families vulnerable if the flow declines.

Five years after the Inter-American Court of Human Rights ordered Honduras to remedy exploitation and unsafe conditions faced by Miskito subsistence divers, the state has only partially implemented remedies, leaving the community vulnerable to ongoing labor abuses by private fishing companies.

Five Honduran banks—Atlántida, BAC, Ficohsa, Banco de Occidente, and Banpaís—control 84.7% of the 5.75 million debit cards in circulation as of July 2026, with debit cards becoming the dominant payment method nationwide.

The Central Bank of Honduras auctioned $96.4 million in its September 16 currency sale, establishing a weighted average exchange rate of L26.8805 per dollar for September 17.

Honduras has recorded 299 cases of myiasis caused by the screwworm fly as of mid-September, approaching the 300 cases reported for all of 2025, with Francisco Morazán accounting for most infections and health officials warning vulnerable groups to keep wounds covered.

Attorney Ramón Barrios says Próspera's appointment of a civil prosecutor violates Honduras's Constitution by creating an exceptional jurisdiction the Supreme Court already ruled illegal, and called on the Public Ministry to investigate potential criminal liability.

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.

A Honduran court sentenced Mauricio Cárcamo León, Isaías Gómez García, and Pedro Edil Carías González to five years in prison for criminal association as members of the 'El Mango' gang, which was dismantled in February 2025 and included former police officers.

A tropical wave entering Honduras on Friday, September 18, will bring abundant rainfall nationwide through the weekend, with central and southern regions expecting up to 80 millimeters (about 3 inches) and potentially helping ease Tegucigalpa's ongoing water shortage.

Honduras's judiciary is organizing a nationwide training program for judges on domestic-violence law and an information fair on November 27 to help women report abuse, part of a coordinated effort to strengthen enforcement and reduce domestic violence.

Honduras's banking regulator released its 2026 Financial Inclusion Report, highlighting growth in point-of-sale card readers and ATMs as key drivers of broader access to financial services across the country.

The Trump administration included Honduras among 22 countries designated as major drug-transit or drug-producing nations, citing geographic, commercial, and economic factors that facilitate narcotics movement, though Trump offered no specific details about Honduras.

A former ENEE manager estimates the state utility's planned split into generation, transmission, and distribution subsidiaries would require up to 30 months to implement and roughly eight years to reduce electrical losses to 15%.

An orchestra made up of incarcerated musicians performed at Honduras's 205th Independence Day celebration at the national stadium, marking the first time the ensemble has participated in the annual patriotic ceremony.

President Tomás Zambrano of the National Congress announced the executive branch has submitted the 2027 budget of approximately 455.4 billion lempiras (about $18.2 billion), emphasizing drought relief, water infrastructure, and security as priorities and setting an expected approval vote for mid-December.

Farmers in southern Honduras who lost maize, beans, and squash to drought must now find $300–$370 per manzana (about 0.7 hectares) to replant, leaving many without resources to start again, while the UN World Food Programme — which currently covers 12,000 small producers — says it is evaluating expanding aid to more drought-affected communities.

Darwin Ponce, head of Honduras's Artículo 19 consumer-protection association, disputed claims of a genuine fuel subsidy, saying the government has not disclosed which budget line funds it and rejected relying on foreign companies for short-term relief instead of pursuing futures purchases and a petroleum stabilization fund.

An analyst from the civil-society group ASJ says public investment is only 45–50% executed by September 2026, and cautions that next year's projected 457 billion lempira budget risks failing to address critical infrastructure gaps in water storage and electricity despite salary and debt increases.

Congress says it will wait for the National Security Council to decide whether to impose a localized state of exception in high-crime areas before deciding what legislative action, if any, it will take.

Remittances to Honduras reached $9 billion in the first eight months of 2026, now equal to 30% of GDP, while foreign direct investment dropped to $881 million in 2025 and poverty remained at 60.1%, creating economic vulnerability, according to analysis by Consulting HNL director Efraín Farach.

The draft 2027 national budget totals 450.4 billion lempiras (about $18 billion), with debt service alone consuming roughly 74.6 billion lempiras (16%), while ten institutions account for about 75% of all spending.