BEL Restores Power in San Pedro After Overnight Outages

Belize Electricity Limited (BEL) has restored power to San Pedro after a series of outages that began Monday evening and lasted into early Tuesday morning.

The disruptions, caused by light rain mixing with heavy dust and salt on equipment, led to electrical faults at substations. According to BEL, the mixture led to a phenomenon known as “tracking”, where electricity escapes from energised equipment to the ground, resulting in faults and power failures.

With help from the San Pedro Fire Department, BEL crews cleaned affected infrastructure and brought the San Pedro Gas Turbine online to support power needs. Further maintenance is ongoing and may require brief outages.

“Over the next few days, we will continue to wash and maintain all other equipment that we suspect has been impacted by severe contamination. This may require short outages to ensure the safety of our technicians.”