Belizeans across the country were unexpectedly left in the dark late Monday night after a sudden power outage struck just before midnight. The outage, which began around 11:50 p.m. was caused by a generation emergency in Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula that forced Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE) to cut its electricity supply to Belize.
Belize Electricity Limited (BEL) says it quickly launched emergency restoration efforts, relying on in-country power generation to bring electricity back online. BEL explained that the San Pedro and upgraded Westlake gas turbines were activated as part of the company’s coordinated response.
By 12:28 a.m., residents in the Northern and Western regions and parts of the Belize District had power restored. The entire country was reconnected to the grid by 12:47 a.m.