Cortés Accounts for 40% of National Electricity Losses
Published on Honduras Daily · Oct 14, 2026 · Originally reported October 13, 2026 by La Prensa
In the first half of 2026, Cortés—Honduras's industrial heartland—lost 3.5 billion lempiras (about $140 million) to electricity theft, equipment losses, and technical faults, nearly 40% of the country's 8.8 billion lempira total.
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