Tuesday, January 23, 2018

Carlo Lomas - Puerto Rico governor announces privatization of power utility

Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló announced Monday that the commonwealth will begin privatizing the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, or PREPA. San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulin Cruz, known for her criticisms of the Trump administration's response to Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria, spoke out against the move. According to the most recent report from the US Department of Energy, some 36% of PREPA customers are still without power four months after Maria caused widespread devastation on the island. The government, at times, was not sure how much power had been restored. Puerto Rico also signed and then canceled a $300 million contract with Whitefish Energy, a small Montana firm that was supposed to help with restoration efforts.


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2 comments:

  1. UnknownJanuary 29, 2018 at 12:28 PM

    I hope P.R. gets the help it needs.

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  2. Mrs. CountrymanFebruary 21, 2018 at 4:09 PM

    Remember that plagiarism is ILLEGAL! There is NO reason you should copy and paste a full article into the blog. This post will not receive credit.

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