Access To Electricity
The overall electricity coverage is 69%. In rural areas it reaches only 45%, which contrast with the 94% coverage in urban areas (2006). The table below presents the access data per number of households and consumers.
| Population | % | No. of Households | % | No. of Customers | % | Access Rate (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban | 3,350,081 | 45.5% | 700,507 | 49.0% | 661,582 | 66.9% | 94.4% |
| Rural | 4,016,940 | 54.5% | 729,611 | 51.0% | 327,114 | 33.1% | 44.8% |
| TOTAL | 7,367,021 | 100% | 1,430,118 | 100% | 988,696 | 100% | 69.1% |
Source: World Bank, 2007
The Electricity Coverage Index by department shows great disparities. Cortes and Islas de Bahia enjoy almost a 100% household coverage, while Lempira and Intibuca only have 24.6% and 36.2% coverage respectively.
Electrification was programmed under the 1994 Electricity Law for the Electricity Sector through the creation of the Social Fund for Electricity Development (FOSODE). The Government has set a target to increase national electricity coverage to 80 percent by 2015, giving equal priority to urban and rural. So far, the outcome has been positive, with an increase in national coverage from 43 percent in 1994 to 69 percent in 2006.
400,000 new connections are expected to be made by 2015. However, lack of financing has slowed grid development, causing it to lag behind demand.
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