Governor Jenniffer González’s administration submitted briefs to Puerto Rico’s Supreme Court in the lawsuit seeking annulment of the LUMA Energy contract, outlining steps for a hypothetical post-annulment transition. A joint brief from the Electric Power Authority (PREPA) and the Public-Private Partnerships Authority (AAPP), filed December 11, 2025, cites Article 16 of the contract, requiring LUMA to keep operating for up to 12 months until a successor operator takes over, stating there would be no abrupt service halt.
The brief argues the Court of First Instance could issue orders ensuring compliance with any cancellation judgment, and that under AAPP’s organic law (Law 29-2009), PREPA could temporarily manage the grid while recruiting another private operator, so nullifying the contract would not bring chaos. A separate brief filed Friday by the Office of the Solicitor General, on the governor’s behalf, echoed that Law 29-2009 does not always tie continuity of service to keeping the current contractor, allowing the government entity to resume operations directly or have a third party assume them temporarily.
The governor filed her own annulment lawsuit December 16, 2025. LUMA now has 30 days to reply, per the calendar the Supreme Court’s majority set August 5 when taking up the case directly.