Does Honduras have a high-quality solar potential for electricity production?

Regulations that aim to attract increased investments in the deployment of variable renewable energy can improve energy access and meet the electricity needs. The report finds that Honduras has high-quality solar potential for electricity production.

Are renewables a good idea for Honduras?

The country has also large untapped biomass resources in the form of cane bagasse and palm oil waste. Comprehensive renewables projects could offer benefits to local communities, and add installed capacity in the electricity sector. Read the Renewables Readiness Assessment: Honduras here.

Can Honduras reduce its reliance on fossil fuels?

Tegucigalpa, Honduras, 14 November 2023 – With abundant renewable energy potential and ambitious target to achieve 80 per cent of renewables share in the power generation by 2038, Honduras is already on the right path to reduce its reliance on fossil fuels.

Does Honduras have solar power?

The report finds that Honduras has high-quality solar potential for electricity production. The country has also large untapped biomass resources in the form of cane bagasse and palm oil waste. Comprehensive renewables projects could offer benefits to local communities, and add installed capacity in the electricity sector.

Does Honduras reaffirm the commitments of the Energy Secretariat?

We reaffirm the commitments of the Energy Secretariat – the governing body of the country’s energy sector responsible for creating policies for the adequate exploitation of natural resources and the generation of renewable energy in harmony with the environment,” says Erick Tejada Carbajal, PhD, Honduras’ Secretary of State in the Energy Office.