CPI: 4 co.’s have separately proposed buying all of PREPA’s assets
January 17, 2018
The rush for the energy market after Hurricane María has been so high that three companies have separately made offers to buy all of the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority’s assets.
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Rosselló presents measure to allow central gov’t to lend to PREPA, PRASA
January 11, 2018
Gov. Ricardo Rosselló introduced a measure to the Puerto Rico Legislative Assembly that would allow the central government to issue loans to the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) and the Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority (PRASA).
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Florida Power & Light sends crews to P.R. to expedite restoration efforts
January 9, 2018
Florida Power & Light Company announced 140 additional company lineworkers and support staff deployed to Puerto Rico to help restore power to areas impacted by Hurricane María's landfall.
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50 APS line workers head to PR to help with power restoration
January 3, 2018
Arizona-based APS is sending 50 line workers and support staff to Puerto Rico early this month to assist with ongoing power restoration efforts on the island, the company announced.
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Fluor completes work on priority power lines in PR as more crews arrive
December 29, 2017
Fluor Corporation confirmed Thursday that it has completed work on portions of three priority 38kv power lines in large urban areas near San Juan and a fourth priority 38kv line near Caguas.
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Stateside power co’s to deploy 1.5K workers to PR in Jan.
December 27, 2017
Several investor-owned electric companies that are members of the Edison Electric Institute will deploy nearly 1,500 additional restoration workers and support personnel to Puerto Rico in early January to accelerate ongoing power restoration efforts across the island, the EEI said.
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Solar provider Sunnova sends scathing letter to PREPA for blocking recovery
December 22, 2017
Sunnova Energy Corp., which provides distributed, residential solar power in Puerto Rico, delivered a letter to the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) blasting it for its “continued inaction and reluctance to work cooperatively with Sunnova.”
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Moody’s: Recovery prospects for PREPA bondholders down to 35% after storms
December 15, 2017
Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority bondholders can expect to recover about 35 percent of their investments due to the business disruption and costs, as well as lost revenues related to damage caused by Hurricanes Irma and María, Moody’s Investors Service predicted in a report released Thursday.
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PR power utility unveils team charged with transforming island’s energy grid
December 13, 2017
The Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) announced Wednesday the names of 11 utility industry leaders who will serve as founding members of PREPA’s Transformation Advisory Council (TAC).
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Florida Power & Light joins industry experts to help light up PR
December 12, 2017
Florida Power & Light Company announced that a 10-person team of restoration experts traveled to Puerto Rico this past weekend to support ongoing restoration efforts across the Commonwealth.
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7 US electric power ‘incident management’ teams in PR to help PREPA
December 11, 2017
The electric power industry deployed a contingent of seven incident management teams (IMTs) to Puerto Rico this weekend to support ongoing power restoration efforts across the island.
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USACE adds $265M to contract with Fluor Corp.; Whitefish finishes work
December 7, 2017
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Engineering and Support Center in Huntsville, Alabama, awarded a $265 million modification to an existing contract with Fluor Corp. to repair the power grid in Puerto Rico.
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Whitefish finishes work that should light up more of San Juan
November 30, 2017
Whitefish Energy crews have completed their repair work on the south-to-north 50900 transmission line.
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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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Energy execs urge PR Energy Commission, OBoard to ‘take over’ PREPA
November 15, 2017
The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis and the Institute for Competitiveness and Sustainable Economics for Puerto Rico called for the Puerto Rico Energy Commission and the federal Fiscal Oversight and Management Board of Puerto Rico to take control of the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority.
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