Since Tuesday morning, the island of Puerto Rico, a territory associated with the United States, has been facing a widespread power outage, depriving almost all of its 3.2 million residents of power, the electricity supplier announced. Luma sur 'whole of Puerto Rico'.
A complete return to normal could take nearly 60 hours, Jose Perez said, while noting that recovery efforts have already restored power to some critical areas, including the metropolitan area including the medical center and hospitals, as well as the The Plata aqueduct, essential for the supply of drinking water.
Authorities furious with suppliers
By midday, nearly 20% of energy needs were covered, but more than half of the production sites remained shut down, according to Genera PR, the company in charge of electricity production. Luma, for its part, indicated that only 7% of its customers had regained electricity.
Faced with this situation, Governor Pedro Pierluisi demanded answers and concrete actions from Luma and Genera PR. “We demand answers and solutions, both from Luma and Genera, which must accelerate the return to service of the generating units and keep the population duly informed regarding the measures they are taking to restore service throughout the island,” he said. he declared.
