The new will have a direct impact on the finances of Hondurans. adjustment to the electricity rate for more than 2.1 million clients of the National Electric Energy Company (Enee).
As of today, the cost of energy increases by 12.48% as the new tariff schedule for the period of July, August and September 2026 comes into effect.
The percentage determined by the Electric Energy Regulatory Commission (Cree) is equivalent to 66 cents, while the value kilowatt hour average (kWh) consumed during the third quarter by the state’s subscribers is 5.98 lempiras.
Since the beginning of this year, the electricity rate has continued to rise. For the first quarter, an adjustment of 4.11% was applied, equivalent to 19 cents, while for the period from April 1 to June 30, a variation of 51 cents was recorded.
The accumulated increase in the electricity rate reached 24.32% in 2026, which represents 1.17 lempiras until the end of September, going from 4.81 to 5.98 lempiras. The rate increase in force is similar to that applied in the third quarter of 2024, when it was 15.23%.
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“The system constantly registered high levels of demand and, consequently, a greater requirement for thermal energy generation at high prices, which increased power and energy purchases by the state electricity company to supply national consumption,” the official statement underlines.
Miguel Aguilar, president of the Workers Union of the National Electric Energy Company (Stenee), urged that “we make the request to Nasry Asfura that any return that the BELIEVE “It is applied differentiated because this increase will hit the pockets of Hondurans hard.”
Another who agrees with this position is the energy expert Dante Mossi, who considered that the decentralized body can reduce the impact of the tariff adjustment.
“Anticipating that there are falling prices (of oil), the Electric Energy Regulatory Commission can soften the adjustment, not raising everything,” he indicated.
La Cree reported in a statement that the adjustment is almost entirely due to the increase in fuel costs and, to a lesser extent, to the devaluation of the currency during the previous quarter (March-May).
The real price diesel average was 74.2% above forecast, while bunker: The average real price was 51.9% higher than estimated. Furthermore, “in the same period (March-May), the lempira depreciated by 0.41%, increasing fuel purchase costs.”
“La Cree reported that the difference between what was planned and what was real for these factors represents an increase of 113 million additional dollars for Enee, to be recovered via tariff.”
