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The total primary energy offer in Honduras is around 4.62 Mtoe or 53,730.6 GWh<ref name="IEA">IEA. 2010. Energy balances of non-OECD countries. OECD-IEA. Paris, France. 453 p.</ref>.The main source of primary<ref name="IEA">_</ref>energy is petroleum (53%) followed by combustible renewable and waste (44%), and coal (3%). The residential energy consumption<ref name="IEA">_</ref>is around 47% of the national consumption, of which 86% are provided by biomass, primarily firewood.
 
The total primary energy offer in Honduras is around 4.62 Mtoe or 53,730.6 GWh<ref name="IEA">IEA. 2010. Energy balances of non-OECD countries. OECD-IEA. Paris, France. 453 p.</ref>.The main source of primary<ref name="IEA">_</ref>energy is petroleum (53%) followed by combustible renewable and waste (44%), and coal (3%). The residential energy consumption<ref name="IEA">_</ref>is around 47% of the national consumption, of which 86% are provided by biomass, primarily firewood.
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Revision as of 08:35, 2 October 2014

Honduras
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Capital:

Tegucigalpa

Region:

Coordinates:

14.1000° N, 87.2167° W

Total Area (km²): It includes a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.

112,490

Population: It is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin.

9,746,000 (2019)

Rural Population (% of total population): It refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population.

40 (2023)

GDP (current US$): It is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources.

34,400,509,852 (2023)

GDP Per Capita (current US$): It is gross domestic product divided by midyear population

3,231.66 (2023)

Access to Electricity (% of population): It is the percentage of population with access to electricity.

95.60 (2023)

Energy Imports Net (% of energy use): It is estimated as energy use less production, both measured in oil equivalents. A negative value indicates that the country is a net exporter. Energy use refers to use of primary energy before transformation to other end-use fuels, which is equal to indigenous production plus imports and stock changes, minus exports and fuels supplied to ships and aircraft engaged in international transport.

55.51 (2022)

Fossil Fuel Energy Consumption (% of total): It comprises coal, oil, petroleum, and natural gas products.

54.72 (2022)

Source: World Bank




Energy Situation

The total primary energy offer in Honduras is around 4.62 Mtoe or 53,730.6 GWh[1].The main source of primary[1]energy is petroleum (53%) followed by combustible renewable and waste (44%), and coal (3%). The residential energy consumption[1]is around 47% of the national consumption, of which 86% are provided by biomass, primarily firewood.

Gross electricity generation of the national grid (Sistema Interconectado Nacional –SIN) is currently around 6,539 GWh, of which 53% are petrol power plants, 42% hydro power plants, 1% coal power plants, 1% gas and 3% co-generation.

The net electricity offer is around 6,494.1 GWh[2]including imports and exports. Consequently, 22.5% of the gross electricity production is lost. The losses are the highest in Central America after Nicaragua and 60% are classified as non-technical[3]. Following a recent study of the financial crisis of the state owned electricity company ENEE; 39% of the non technical losses are caused by fraud, 29% by illegal connections in marginalized settlements, 29% by errors in the billing, 2% by meter calibration and 2% by other causes; approximately[3]. While the illegal connection makes up 77% of the non technical losses caused by the residential sector (in total 39%), the fraud and billing errors occur especially in the commercial and industrial sector (50% of the non technical losses).

Besides this, as a result of a special investigation conducted by the Honduran Accounting Superior Court (Tribunal Superior de Cuentas) on ENEE’s direct contracting for the supply of electric energy to the system, have been disclosed to a broader audience a comparative analysis of the generation costs of thermal plants as well as the irregularities that ocurr on direct contracting processes. Among other aspects, this investigation concludes that the energy price offered was calculated considering the coal cost in one case 64% higher and other case 39% higher than international market prices.[4]

These losses as well as these higher energy prices limit the ENEE to invest in social electrification projects or expand infrastructure.

The installed capacity increased from 565 MW in 1994 to 1,605.79 MW (not firm) in 2009 while the demand increased from 453 MW to 1,203 MW in the same period[2]. According to the National Expansion Plan 2007-2020 expected demand growth is 5.7% annually[5]. For this reason, the contracting of 250 MW from renewable sources generated by private companies, which at the moment has been discussed by the National Congress; as well as the planned interconnection of the six power grids of the Central American countries (Central American Electrical Interconnection System), could contribute to meet demand growth for the future.

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Energy demand and Supply in Household Sector

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Electricity Situation

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Key Problems Hampering Access to Modern Energy Services in Rural Areas

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Institutional Set Up and Actors in the Energy Sector

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Policy Framework

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Opportunities for Rural Electrification

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