On Wednesday, around 58% of Puerto Rico re -established power following a power failure across the island, the government of Puerto Rico Federal Administration announced on Thursday.
He added that the current generation amounts to 1,439 MW. In total, 31 generation units are online, with 16 additional units being brought back online, he said.
In an update reported by CBS Thursday, Puerto Rican Luma Energy Company said: “Preliminary analysis indicates a protection system failure as an initial trigger, followed by the presence of vegetation on a transmission line between the Cambalache and Manatí.”
He added: “This chess sequence sparked a chain of events that led to a breakdown on the scale of the island.”
US Energy Secretary Chris Wright published a declaration on X on Thursday, claiming that the ministry “monitored the situation in Puerto Rico while the island continues to progress in the restoration of power to its residents. We are in communication with Gov (Jenniffer) González-Colón and we are standing to provide assistance if necessary. ”
He added: “Trigger affordable, reliable and secure energy for all Americans is an absolute priority for this administration. We are actively working with the Gov González-Colón to strengthen the Puerto Rico grid and restore the stability of the Porto Rican.”
Echoing Wright’s statements on Thursday, González-Colón said that Puerto Rico “needs a modern and reliable grid and that we will keep all stakeholders responsible for guaranteeing significant progress.”
According to González-Colón, a breakdown as Wednesday leads to around $ 230 million in income loss per day, reported the Associated Press.
It was only the last of a series of massive breakdowns that left the residents in the dark in the territory of the American island, because a large part of the grid had to be rebuilt after being destroyed by Hurricane Maria in 2017, including, more recently, the evening of the New Year.
Addressing the Associated Press, Ramón C Barquín III, president of the United Retail Center, a non -profit organization representing small and medium -sized enterprises, complained about repeated breakdowns.
“We cannot continue to repeat this cycle of breakdowns without taking concrete measures to strengthen our energy infrastructure,” he told the Associated Press.
Videos published online showed passengers on Puerto Rico public transport that walks along the trains that had stopped following the power failure.
Meanwhile, Dorca Navarrete, 50, a house cleaner, told the Associated Press that she was unable to sleep because it was too hot during the power failure.
“Last night was horrible,” she said at the point of sale, adding: “I woke up with a headache.”
“As part of our response efforts, we are studying the cause of this incident, including the role and effect of the impact for a long time recognized for the fragility of the system on this breakdown of the island,” said Luma Energy.
Luma Energy is a joint venture between the units of the Canadian energy firm Atco and the American construction and engineering company Quanta Services.
