MEXICO CITY, March 24 (Reuters) - A power outage left

different towns in the southern Mexican state of Quintana Roo,

including the popular tourist destination Cancun, without

electricity, local media reported on Monday evening.

It was not immediately clear what caused the latest outage

and state-owned utility CFE, a near-monopoly that produces

around 99% of the country's electricity, could not immediately

be reached for comment.

Mexico sometimes

consumes more electricity

than its utility infrastructure can generate and transmit,

raising the likelihood of outages, especially during heat waves.