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.
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.
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.