Power restored to nearly all of Puerto Rico

In the U.S. outlying Puerto Rico in the Caribbean, most households can be supplied with energy again after a day-long power failure.

The LUMA Energy company attributed the massive blackout to technical failures on transmission lines, while Gov. Jenniffer González prematurely declared the end of the emergency. READ ALSO Cuba denounces U.S. persecution of international students However, the privatization corporation admitted that the restoration is not stable, with recurring interruptions due to limitations in energy generation. Meanwhile, older adults dependent on medical equi…

In response to the emergency caused by the general blackout that left more than one million residents on the island without power, the Federation of Mayors of Puerto Rico (FAPR) requested Governor Jenniffer González Colón…

San Juan, 18 Apr (EFE).- Puerto Rico’s governor, Jenniffer González, estimated on Friday at almost $215 million the daily losses due to the general blackout that left the island in the dark for two days. “We have overcome a big crisis,” said the governor in a live broadcast on her Facebook account with the Energy Tsar, Josué Colón. According to the latest bulletin from LUMA Energy, a company responsible for the transmission and distribution of e…

Power restored to nearly all customers in Puerto Rico after island-wide blackout, officials say

The blackout hit Puerto Rico as the largely Catholic residents of the U.S. territory prepared to celebrate the Easter weekend.