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LUMA Maintenance Work to Cut Power in About 20 Puerto Rico Towns Tuesday

Published Jul 14, 2026, 4:41 AM ASTvia Primera Hora

At a glance

  • Around 20 towns will be affected by power outages due to LUMA’s maintenance works
  • Works include replacement and repair of electrical lines and equipment, and removal of hazardous vegetation
  • Affected areas include multiple municipalities, including Orocovis, Dorado, and San Juan

Why this matters: Puerto Rico’s power grid has faced challenges in recent years, making maintenance works crucial for reliability.

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LUMA Energy announced it will carry out multiple maintenance and reliability improvement projects across the electrical grid this Tuesday, part of its modernization program. Work includes replacing and repairing power lines and equipment, increasing pole resilience, removing dangerous vegetation, maintaining underground systems, installing automated devices, fixing hot spots, and completing customer-requested jobs. Affected municipalities include Orocovis (PR-156, Botijas II barrio), Dorado (Hacienda del Dorado, Río Lajas barrio), and Arroyo (PR-752, Jacana and Yaurel barrios) for line replacement.

Pole resilience work is planned in Quebradilla, Bayamón, Corozal (Sylvia public housing), Las Piedras, San Lorenzo, Humacao (multiple parcelas and urbanizaciones), Naguabo, Ponce, San Juan, Yauco (including shopping centers and a supermarket), and additional Bayamón streets. Vegetation removal is scheduled in San Sebastián, Guaynabo, Villalba, San Juan, and Adjuntas. Underground system repairs are planned in Mayagüez near the end of Ramírez de Arellano street.

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SourcePrimera Hora

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