The Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) has selected health insurer MMM as its new provider, effective Jan. 1, 2022, the companies announced. MMM will offer services in partnership with First Medical, which represents “an unprecedented agreement” that will allow the public corporation’s retirees and employees to benefit from integrated medical care with innovative benefits. […]
In a letter to the Puerto Rico Legislature, Tom Sanzillo, director of Financial Analysis at the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA), urged the House and Senate to reevaluate the ongoing bidding process to privatize operations of the island’s power plants. “We have observed the flaws in the privatization processes of LUMA Energy and […]
The Puerto Rico Senate approved a resolution to order the Strategic Projects and Energy Committee to carry out an investigative process to identify alternatives to repay the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority’s (PREPA) debt — which do not include solar taxes — and are in compliance with Act 17-2019, known as the Puerto Rico Energy […]