Honduras: Planned power outages to affect various cities August 8

Event

Honduras' Empresa Energia announced that several cities will experience temporary electricity suspensions due to maintenance on Thursday, August 8. Electricity will be suspended in Distrito Central (Tegucigalpa and Comayaguela), Choluteca, Cedros (Francisco Morazán), Copan, and the Cortés department, from 08:00 (local time) through 16:00.

For more information regarding which specific neighborhoods will be affected, please consult this website.

Associated disruptions, including commercial, transportation, and telecommunications disruptions, are expected during the blackout.  

Advice

Individuals in the affected areas are advised to monitor the situation, conserve power on battery-operated devices and keep them fully charged when possible, anticipate transportation and commercial disruptions, and adhere to all instructions issued by the local authorities.