Lawmaker Proposes Freeze on Electricity Rates

Published on Honduras Daily · Jul 2, 2026 · Originally reported July 1, 2026 by Congreso Nacional

Godofredo Fajardo, vice president of Congress, introduced a bill to block a 12.82% electricity rate increase announced by the energy regulator, holding the price at 5.32 lempiras per kilowatt-hour rather than letting it rise to 5.98 lempiras, citing the strain on household budgets and business costs.

An auto-translated English version isn’t available for Congreso Nacional, so this opens the original in Spanish. Honduras Daily curates and summarizes; the reporting is theirs.

Also reported by: Radio América Honduras

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