Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Belizeans will soon pay more for electricity after the Public Utilities Commission approved a one-and-a-half-cent cost-of-power adjustment. Prime Minister John Briceño says government tried to hold off another increase but accepts that this charge is justified. He now points to a recently declared energy emergency as part of a plan to cut BEL’s annual expenses by millions.
Belizeans will soon pay more for electricity after the Public Utilities Commission approved a one-and-a-half-cent cost-of-power adjustment. Prime Minister John Briceño says government tried to hold off another increase but accepts that this charge is justified. He now points to a recently declared energy emergency as part of a plan to cut BEL’s annual expenses by millions.
