Energy Leaders Convene Tomorrow in Tegucigalpa | Northern Triangle Energy Regional Integration Forum
Advancing Economic Integration in the Northern Triangle
Key developments shaping investment, energy cooperation, and regional competitiveness
The first months of 2026 have highlighted growing momentum for economic cooperation across Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador. This week, regional leaders will convene in Tegucigalpa for the Northern Triangle Regional Energy Integration Forum - an important milestone in advancing regional energy collaboration.
SPECIAL FEATURE
Next Milestone for Regional Cooperation
Northern Triangle Energy Regional Integration Forum
📍 Tegucigalpa, Honduras 📅 March 17, 2026
Tomorrow, leaders from government, industry, and finance will convene in Tegucigalpa for the Northern Triangle Energy Regional Integration Forum, a high-level dialogue focused on strengthening cooperation across the region’s energy sector.
As energy demand continues to grow across Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador, expanding infrastructure investment and strengthening regional integration will be critical to ensuring reliable, affordable, and clean power systems.
The forum will examine opportunities to:
• expand regional electricity integration • strengthen energy infrastructure investment • advance natural gas and renewable energy development • support long-term energy security across the Northern Triangle
HUGE looks forward to sharing insights and outcomes from the discussions in the coming days.
FEATURED DEVELOPMENT
Strengthening U.S. - Northern Triangle Economic Cooperation
Leaders gathered in Miami to focus on strengthening economic cooperation across the Americasand expanding opportunities for friendshoring and supply chain integration.
These conversations are particularly important for the Northern Triangle region, where expanding investment and infrastructure development can support deeper economic integration with the United States.
Key themes emerging from the discussions included:
• expanding bilateral trade and investment • strengthening regional competitiveness • supporting supply chain diversification through friendshoring
REGIONAL SECURITY COOPERATION
The Shield of the Americas Initiative
At the Shield of the Americas Summit, leaders announced a new hemispheric initiative aimed at strengthening cooperation to combat transnational organized crime and drug cartels operating across the region.
Participating countries agreed to expand intelligence sharing and coordinate enforcement strategies to confront criminal networks operating across borders.
Why this matters for the Northern Triangle
stronger regional security coordination
improved institutional cooperation
better conditions for long-term investment and economic development
In a recent article published in the Miami Herald, HUGE President Dr. Juan José Daboub outlines a strategic roadmap for strengthening U.S.-Northern Triangle economic integration and unlocking the full potential of nearshoring.
Key Insight
"With every passing year until the Trump administration, China's economic footprint in Latin America grew deeper, and Washington did little to counter it. Beijing's trade with the region hit a record $518 billion in 2024. It loaned more than $120 billion to governments across the hemisphere, controlled ports from Peru to Panama, and blanketed a dozen nations with Huawei networks. That patient, two-decade strategic incursion is now facing, for the first time, a determined American response.President Trump's bold leadership and the “Donroe Doctrine” are already changing the trajectory of the hemisphere."
The article highlights how stronger economic partnerships, investment frameworks, and regional supply chain integration can accelerate long-term growth across the Northern Triangle.
Elevating the Northern Triangle at the World Governments Summit 2026
On February 2, Dr. Juan José Daboub, President of ThinkHUGE and Quique Mata, Founder and Managing Partner of DNA Ventures and a HUGE Founder, participated in the World Governments Summit 2026,helping position the Northern Triangle as an emerging destination for strategic investment.
The summit convened leaders from government, business, and international organizations to discuss the future of economic development and global cooperation.
During the discussions, the Northern Triangle was highlighted as a region with significant potential tied to nearshoring and supply chain diversification.
Priority Investment Sectors:
• energy • infrastructure • agribusiness • logistics • digital industries
These conversations reinforced HUGE’s role as a bridge connecting investors, governments, and international partners.
Guatemala in the Spotlight: Strengthening the Northern Triangle Investment Landscape
On February 23, the Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center, in partnership with FUNDESA, convened public- and private-sector leaders to examine how the new U.S.–Guatemala Reciprocal Trade Agreement and investment reforms can strengthen competitiveness and support deeper economic integration across the Northern Triangle region.
HUGE Founder Progreso was represented through the participation of Alfonso Quiñónez, Director of Institutional Relations.
The discussion highlighted opportunities to:
• strengthen public-private partnerships • accelerate infrastructure development • reduce barriers to trade and investment
These efforts are essential for positioning the Northern Triangle as a competitive destination for investment and industrial growth.
Follow HUGE for updates on investment opportunities, friendshoring and supply chain integration, regional economic cooperation and policy dialogue shaping the region.
Advancing investment, integration, and economic growth across the Northern Triangle region and the United States
The HUGE Business & Investment Council works to strengthen economic cooperation and mobilize investment across Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador and the United States.
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