Watchdog Flags Rising Losses, Delayed Tender and Heavy Debt in Energy Overhaul

Published on Honduras Daily · Oct 20, 2026 · Originally reported October 20, 2026 by La Prensa

A report by the watchdog ASJ warns that losses at Honduras's state power company have climbed to 34.4%, that a major 1,500-megawatt tender already pushed back to 2027 risks supply shortages, and that the three successor firms can absorb only a fifth of a 143.8-billion-lempira debt.