In the 15 months it has been working with stateside firm AlixPartners, the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority has accrued $162 million in annual benefits, plus another $150 million in one-time benefits through a comprehensive operational overhaul, Chief Restructuring Officer Lisa Donahue told board members Tuesday.
Puerto Rico Gov. Alejandro García-Padilla announced Monday he will not seek re-election to his post next year, to “concentrate” on addressing the island’s fiscal problems.
Puerto Rico General Fund collections reached $488.6 million in November, falling $15.4 million short of estimates, but $36.7 million above what the government shored up during the same month in 2014, Treasury Secretary Juan Zaragoza said Monday.