Is the electricity reliable in Cayo, Belize, including San Ignacio and Belmopan? Are there blackouts or brownouts in Cayo, Belize, including San Ignacio and Belmopan?
Jonathan Lohr - Ceiba Realty Ltd.
There are occasional blackouts in San Ignacio, Belize, in the Cayo District, but it is not that bad. I do not feel the need to buy a generator because if the power goes off, it’s usually just for a few minutes.For anything longer, they will advertise to let you know ahead of time. For example, they may be doing some upgrades and they will tell you that there will be a 3-hour blackout. Every now and then, the power might be off if there is a storm or if...
There are occasional blackouts in San Ignacio, Belize, in the Cayo District, but it is not that bad. I do not feel the need to buy a generator because if the power goes off, it’s usually just for a few minutes.For anything longer, they will advertise to let you know ahead of time. For example, they may be doing some upgrades and they will tell you that there will be a 3-hour blackout. Every now and then, the power might be off if there is a storm or if somebody had an accident and knocked down a power pole. It’s not a problem. It rarely happens.
Blackouts do not even happen every month. Brownouts do not happen a lot as long as your house is wired properly.
Posted July 23, 2015
Tiffany Swift - Rentals In Belize
The electricity in Cayo is reliable. We do have blackouts but it only happens if there is a huge thunderstorm or if the electric company is fixing something. They would normally put out a warning if the power will be switched off for a certain period. There are a few brownouts where the power goes out without you knowing but that doesn’t happen a lot. Some people here in Cayo do have generators but not many. If someone has a generator...
The electricity in Cayo is reliable. We do have blackouts but it only happens if there is a huge thunderstorm or if the electric company is fixing something. They would normally put out a warning if the power will be switched off for a certain period. There are a few brownouts where the power goes out without you knowing but that doesn’t happen a lot. Some people here in Cayo do have generators but not many. If someone has a generator it’s because they are probably higher end or have other things to protect. I don't have a generator and none of my friends have generators. We did have some blackouts in the past, but it doesn’t happen a lot anymore.
(Street in Santa Elena, Cayo District, Belize, pictured
Posted August 21, 2015
Franklin Syrowatka - Better Homes Belize
From time to time there are blackouts or brownouts in Cayo but it is not really an issue. If there is a blackout, we normally get a text message telling us that the power will be out for a certain number of hours. It also tells us which areas will be affected by the outage. If you have an extensive range of freezers you might consider having a backup generator but normally, if you are on the grid, the electricity is reliable. The blackouts do not...
From time to time there are blackouts or brownouts in Cayo but it is not really an issue. If there is a blackout, we normally get a text message telling us that the power will be out for a certain number of hours. It also tells us which areas will be affected by the outage. If you have an extensive range of freezers you might consider having a backup generator but normally, if you are on the grid, the electricity is reliable. The blackouts do not last more than a couple of hours and only happen three or four times a year.
(Fresh baked little cream puffs with cherries await guests at Vanilla Hills Lodge, Cayo, Belize, pictured.)
Posted January 14, 2016
Virginia Krohn - Villa Cayo Belize
There are blackouts and brownouts here in Cayo but it’s becoming less frequent. In the summer, when most people have their air-conditioning on, we have a few more blackouts and brownouts. We typically experience blackouts once or twice a month but at times we go for 3 months and have no blackouts.
The length of the blackout depends on what happened. We had an incident recently where somebody knocked down a pole, which of course had to be...
There are blackouts and brownouts here in Cayo but it’s becoming less frequent. In the summer, when most people have their air-conditioning on, we have a few more blackouts and brownouts. We typically experience blackouts once or twice a month but at times we go for 3 months and have no blackouts.
The length of the blackout depends on what happened. We had an incident recently where somebody knocked down a pole, which of course had to be replaced so the power was off for about 6 hours. Most of the time, however, blackouts are less than an hour.
The power company also does scheduled blackouts as well but they warn people prior to the event. They announce it on the radio and other news media including a text to my phone to let us know so we can be prepared.
Having a backup generator is not a necessity but we built the generator house and have provided an auto switch in our electrical plan and now all we need is the money to put the generator in. Depending on the size generator it can be quite expensive. Most Belizeans just make sure that they have everything they need and want so they can keep their refrigerators shut and then get Daddy to take them out to dinner!
(Logo for Belize Electric Company, pictured.)
Posted May 23, 2016