Honduras says ENEE will stay public as energy reform plan faces opposition

Former ENEE manager Salomón Ordóñez said urgent reforms are needed to restore the utility’s finances but assured that the plan does not include privatizing the state‑owned electricity company. President Nasry Asfura echoed the message at the OAS General Assembly, urging the Honduran Congress to approve the pending electric‑subsector law without selling ENEE.

The opposition Liberty and Refoundation (Libre) party rejected the reform proposal, arguing it would hand over the National Electric Energy Company to private interests. Libre spokesperson Rixi Moncada warned that the draft legislation would transfer control of the Electric Energy Regulatory Commission and the National Dispatch Center to the private sector and shift dispute resolution to an arbitration body linked to the Tegucigalpa Chamber of Commerce, effectively ending public oversight.