Fluor: ‘Hundreds of power restoration vehicles, equipment arrive in PR’
November 22, 2017
Fluor Corporation announced the arrival of more than 400 pieces of essential construction and specialty equipment at a shipping terminal in Puerto Rico in support of its ongoing work restoring power on the hurricane-ravaged island.
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Fluor completes high priority power line in PR under USACE contract
November 17, 2017
Fluor Corporation confirmed that, working under its contract with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), it has completed a high priority 38kv power line near San Juan.
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USACE ramps up PR power restoration efforts with additional $48M
November 13, 2017
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) announced over the weekend it will ramp up power grid repairs by increasing the value of an existing contract by $48 million.
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PREPA chief: 3K extra staff to join power system rebuild
November 9, 2017
Some 3,000 electrical workers from the U.S. mainland — with the required equipment and tools — will join Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority crews to continue the task of restoring the island’s power grid, the corporation’s Executive Director Ricardo Ramos said.
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USACE awards $19M contract to boost Yabucoa power plant
November 8, 2017
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) in coordination with the Omaha district awarded a $19 million contract to Aptim Federal Services, LLC, to provide more reliable power for the Yabucoa and Humacao areas, located in southeast Puerto Rico, the agency confirmed.
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AVANGRID sends power recovery experts to help in PR
November 4, 2017
CT-based AVANGRID Inc. announced it is providing assistance to Puerto Rico by deploying a Tactical Power Restoration Team specializing in the supervision of power transmission and distribution system recovery.
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NY sending 350 staff, 220 vehicles to help restore power
November 3, 2017
The state of New York will be sending an additional 350 utility personnel and 220 vehicles from public and private electric companies in New York State to help Puerto Rico restore power, New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and Gov, Ricardo Rosselló announced.
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PR seeks help from stateside power co.’s to restore grid
November 1, 2017
The American Public Power Association (APPA) and the Edison Electric Institute (EEI) received a letter Tuesday from Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority Executive Director Ricardo Ramos requesting assistance in bringing resources to Puerto Rico to support power restoration on the island.
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OSJ retailers: Grim future if power isn’t back in 15 days
October 31, 2017
Old San Juan, a sector that is home to at least 800 businesses and 500 commercial offices, has been in the dark for the better part of the last six weeks, which have kept many from reopening since Hurricane María made landfall on Sept. 20.
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Generators supplying power to Palo Seco to stabilize grid
October 30, 2017
Two generators, part of a $35.1 million contract by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, began providing up to a combined 50 megawatts of electricity Oct. 30, 2017, to the Palo Seco power plant near San Juan, the agency announced.
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González: PR population to dip under 3M within a year
October 26, 2017
Puerto Rico’s population will dip under 3 million within a year — for the first time since the mid-1970s — if current rates of emigration continue, warns Jenniffer González-Colón, the island’s resident commissioner in Washington.
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Study: Retailers could lose $8.4B if power is out 6 mos.
October 23, 2017
Puerto Rico’s retail sector stands to lose more than $8.4 million if power remains down for more than six months, the Retail Business Association warned Monday.
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PR gov’t unveils 6 P3s in energy, education, maritime
October 17, 2017
Puerto Rico government officials announced Monday the first six public-private partnerships to modernize and diversify power generation and transmission; transform the quality of life of the public university system; fix parkings; and to improve and expand the island’s maritime transportation system.
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Rosselló: ‘We’ll use all resources to energize PR quickly’
October 13, 2017
Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló said Friday the expectations that power will be fully restored in four to six months is “unacceptable” and vowed to set off an aggressive strategy to energize the island as soon as possible.
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Op-Ed: Hurricane María has shifted our entire focus
October 1, 2017
Today, days after the monstrous storm, Hurricane María, slammed into our shores with sustained winds of 155 miles per hour, our entire focus has shifted.
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