The shortage of in-country power sources is one of the most confounding problems Belize currently faces - and for the Briceno administration it's also a political problem for which there are no silver bullet solutions.

And that's why the government of Belize continues to look north to CFE in Mexico for a more stable power supply. In May, when PM Briceno met the former Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador in Cancun he gave a what can only be called a casual commitment to, quote "maintaining an increased and consistent supply of electricity of up to 80 MegaWatts to support Belize's rapidly increasing energy demand."

That never materialized and with the Prime Minister traveling to Mexico City earlier this week for the Inauguration of the new president one of his priorities was to get a renewed commitment from the new government.

A post on the PM's Facebook page says that he, quote "sat down with the new Energy Minister Luz Elena Gonzalez Escobar. Our discussion centered on energy security, the continuation of the power purchase agreement between both our countries, areas of opportunity and upgrading of the energy transmission infrastructure in Belize and the southern region of México. We as well reviewed challenges facing the energy sector on both sides of the border and reiterated assurances for the continued bilateral relationship." End quote.

That doesn't sound much like the glib promise of up to 80 megawatts which CFE is hard pressed to make because of the balloting energy demands in the Riviera Maya.