By News Wire on June 3, 2015
Environmental News, Headline News
Honduras’ power utility Empresa Nacional de Energia Electrica (ENEE) said Monday it has integrated into the national system the first 24 MW of photovoltaic (PV) power, owned by Energia Basica SA (Enerbasa). Enerbasa’s Pavana Solar plant was installed in Choluteca, southern Honduras. In a press release, ENEE said that Pavana and two 50-MW plants of […]
By News Wire on June 2, 2015
General Honduras News
NEXTracker Inc. (Fremont., Calif., US) on June 2nd, 2015, announced the completion of solar photovoltaic (PV) tracker commissioning for SunEdison’s 82 megawatt Pacifico and Choluteca PV plants in Honduras. SunEdison Inc. developed and built the systems. “SunEdison’s experience outfitting projects with NEXTracker technology continues to yield positive results,” stated Chief Operating Officer of Solar Operations […]
By News Wire on May 31, 2015
General Honduras News, Headline News
Approximately 5,000 protesters Friday demanded Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández’s resignation after he was accused by the opposition of having accepted illegal funds from the Honduran Social Security Institute (IHSS) to finance his presidential campaign in 2013. The protest in Tegucigalpa is the latest in a wave of discontent that has swept through Central America, […]
By News Wire on May 22, 2015
Environmental News
The Minister of Agriculture and Livestock (SAG), Jacobo Paz, announced on Thursday that the SAG would install a dryer plant for onions in Ocotepeque, western Honduras. The plant will be installed as a result of the protests onion producers held in several parts of the country, denouncing the import of the product. Paz said that […]
By News Wire on May 22, 2015
Financial News
Texas-based record-keeping service Factom has reportedly partnered with the Honduras government to pilot a program using the blockchain to record land ownership in the country. The trail will be made with the help of software company Epigraph, a title registry company building “next generation” solutions, based in Austin, Texas. As reported by broker.cex.io/trading-tips, the Honduras […]