Honduras Electricity Tariff Frozen for Six Months as Asfura Signs Law
President Nasry Asfura signed a law that freezes the Honduras electricity tariff for six months, as state utility ENEE's deficit hit US$416 million by July. The post Honduras Electricity Tariff Frozen for Six Months as Asfura Signs Law appeared first on The Rio Times .
Honduras President Nasry Asfura has signed a law that freezes the electricity tariff for six months, starting from the publication of the decree in La Gaceta, the official gazette. The law, known as the Energy Justice Law, was approved by Congress on August 31, 2026 with a majority vote. The freeze applies to the tariff on each customer's last bill, covering prices but not the total bill.
For households, the frozen schedule has a fixed charge of 59.52 lempiras (about US$2.22) per month, with the first 50 kilowatt-hours costing 4.9706 lempiras (about US$0.19) each and every additional kilowatt-hour costing 6.4580 lempiras (about US$0.24). The real gap between costs and revenue was larger, as CREE calculated a 21.52% rise in the tariff would have covered costs.
The next quarterly adjustment is expected to be at least 17%. The law also aims to split the state utility ENEE into three companies: generation, transmission, and distribution. The government will absorb any tariff increase during the freeze, which may add debt to the utility. ENEE's deficit reached 11,187 million lempiras (about US$416 million) from January to July 2026, with income covering only 65% of its spending.
The law also provides for writing off low-use households' debts and requires ENEE to report its historic debt within 120 days.
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