Puerto Rico Senate President Thomas Rivera Schatz turned to irony and sarcasm on Tuesday, November 10, in a social media post that began "Buenas tardes Puerto Rico," addressing the people and entities that would be responsible for negotiating the exit of LUMA Energy if the Puerto Rico Supreme Court declares its contract null. "LUMA se ha ganado todas las críticas y ha fallado en muchísimas cosas. Estipulado e innegable," the Senate leader wrote before raising the scenario of a possible annulment of the agreement.
Rivera Schatz named Energy czar Josué Colón, attorney Osvaldo Carlo, the Oversight Board, its law firm O’Neill & Borges and La Fortaleza as the parties responsible for negotiating the transition and the contract of a new operator. "Sin duda, manos expertas en el asunto para que todo el mundo esté sumamente tranquilo y confiado de que por fin acabaron los problemas con el servicio eléctrico," he wrote sarcastically.
The comments come amid the judicial controversy over LUMA’s contract and the government’s efforts to have it annulled. With the message, Rivera Schatz questioned through irony whether the figures he named can guarantee a transition that resolves the problems of Puerto Rico’s electric system.