Amid ongoing state and federal investigations, the Independent Office of Procurement Oversight (3PPO) recommended that the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) and the Public-Private Partnerships Authority (AAPP) take direct control of the process for contracting temporary energy generation, or decide whether a new bidding process should be launched. The brief report does not specify further details about the nature of the investigations, the parties involved in the negotiations, or a timeline for the decision.
Infrastructure
3PPO Asks to Withdraw from Temporary Power Generation Negotiations
At a glance
- 3PPO recommends direct contracting of temporary energy
- PREPA and AAPP may assume the contracting process
- State and federal investigations are ongoing
Why this matters: The 3PPO’s recommendation could impact the island’s energy generation and grid management, affecting local households and the economy.
In context (787daily, from public data)
LUMA's portal showed 0.5% of customers out at 6:05 AM AST on Nov 12, 2026. Across the 67 days 787daily has tracked it, the daily average is 0.2% and the worst was 1.8% on Sep 30, 2026.
LUMA Energy outage portal · Nov 12, 6:05 AM ASTCustomers 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.
PR Energy Bureau, as filed by LUMA · fiscal year ending June 2026
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