Carolina Castillo A., energy and environment legal consultant at Castillo Argueta & Asociados in Tegucigalpa: “Honduras has great potential for electricity generation through renewable resources, which to date have not been able to be properly used. Consequently, its hydroelectric system is still in the process of reaching its maturity. To achieve efficiency in the use of water resources, in periods of drought it is necessary to start from a comprehensive plan composed of effective forest management plans, protection of watersheds and a successful combination of the energy matrix that in Honduras’ case is composed of a diversity of technologies. Those include solar, wind, geothermal and even fossil. In this way, water resources are protected, allowing reservoirs to maintain sustainable levels throughout the year in both summer and winter. It’s hard to believe that today Honduras is going through an energy crisis like the one it had to face 30 years ago. However, the lack of an energy policy and true leadership in the electricity subsector have prevented…”