Honduras Bets on an Energy Reform to Stop a $600 Million Yearly Drain

Energy

Key Facts

—The drain. The state utility ENEE loses roughly US$600 million a year, the single biggest hole in the national budget.

—The plan. A bill in Congress would break ENEE into separate generation, transmission and distribution companies while keeping it state-owned.

—The backers. Washington, the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, CAF and the BCIE have all publicly endorsed the changes.