Honduras Has Central America's Third-Highest Power Rates

Published on Honduras Daily · Aug 19, 2026 · Originally reported August 19, 2026 by La Prensa

Honduras ranks third in Central America for residential electricity costs at $0.236 per kilowatt-hour, but economists say the real cost to users and public finances runs far higher because of losses at the state utility Enee, debt payments, and an unfinished energy-sector reform.