LUMA Announces Planned Works Affecting Electric Service in Several Municipalities
Published Jul 6, 2026, 8:39 AM ASTvia Primera Hora
At a glance
Seven municipalities will experience power outages due to LUMA’s planned works
The works include repairing electric lines and increasing pole resilience
The projects are scheduled to start as early as 6:00 AM
Why this matters: Puerto Rico’s power grid has faced challenges in recent years, making maintenance and improvement works crucial for reliable service.
LUMA Energy has announced that planned works on the electric grid will affect seven municipalities on Monday, causing temporary power outages. The works include repairing electric lines, underground systems, and increasing the resilience of poles. The projects are scheduled to start as early as 6:00 AM in some areas.
LUMA acknowledged that the planned improvements may cause temporary inconvenience but are necessary to ensure the stability and reliability of the system in the long term. The company appreciates the patience and understanding of its customers. The affected municipalities are expected to be announced, but the specific names were not provided in the initial report.
In context (787daily, from public data)
0.1%of LUMA customers without power
65-day average 0.2% · worst 1.8%, Sep 30
LUMA's portal showed 0.1% of customers out at 6:05 AM AST on Nov 10, 2026. Across the 65 days 787daily has tracked it, the daily average is 0.2% and the worst was 1.8% on Sep 30, 2026.
Worst of LUMA's five full years, up from 26.3 hours the year before
Customers averaged 27.6 hours without power in the fiscal year that ended in June 2026, the worst of the five full years LUMA has run the grid and up from 26.3 hours the year before.
LUMA operates the transmission and distribution system.