Published at: 01/01/2025 10:14 PM

More than 1.2 million customers were left without electricity service on the island of Puerto Rico on the last day of 2024.

The island woke up this December 31 in the midst of another massive blackout, with almost 90% of customers without power. Luma Energy, the main operator and distributor of electrical energy in the United States, warned that the process of restoring service “will take between 24 and 48 hours, if conditions permit.”

Others, too, are not only without electricity, but also without drinking water and with connection problems on their cell phones.

The island's governor, Pedro Pierluisi, assured that he is “in communication with Luma” and that he is demanding “answers and solutions” from them.

The elected governor of the island, Jenniffer González-Colón, from the same party as Pierluisi, the New Progressive Party, and who will take office on January 2, perhaps in the midst of this or another blackout.

“For this reason, I formed an Energy Task Force and it will be the main priority when I enter my functions as governor to be able to provide our people with a stable electrical system,” said González-Colón.

Mazo News Team