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Oct 19 to 25
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Jun 19, 2026
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October 2026
Oct 22 to 25
- Over 100 Protest at LUMA’s Santurce Offices After Bayamón Business Owner Closes Over Power Costs
More than a hundred people protested on Saturday, October 24, in front of the central offices of the LUMA Energy consortium in Santurce, San Juan, over electricity costs and grid failures.
- PIP Legislator Files Resolution to Cancel Puerto Rico’s Contracts with New Fortress Energy
Denis Márquez Lebrón, the Puerto Rican Independence Party (PIP) spokesman in Puerto Rico’s House of Representatives, announced a measure to cancel all Puerto Rico government contracts with New Fortress Energy (NFE) and its subsidiaries and begin an orderly transition to replace that contractual relationship.
- Retail Group Warns Up to 12,000 Puerto Rico Small Businesses Could Close Over Power Costs
Between 10,000 and 12,000 small and medium-sized businesses (pymes) in Puerto Rico could close within three to six months if energy costs stay at current levels, putting more than 70,000 jobs at risk, Alan Taveras, president of the Centro Unido de Detallistas (CUD), told Metro al Mediodía.
- Oversight Board Tells New Fortress Its Gas Contract Hinges on Dock Access for Alternate Suppliers
The Financial Oversight and Management Board (JCF) reminded New Fortress Energy (NFE) that its approval last year of a contract to supply gas to Puerto Rico for up to 10 years is conditioned on the company letting alternate suppliers use its dock whenever it cannot complete deliveries.
- PREPA Seeks Regulatory Approval for Amended 20 MW Battery Storage Deal with EcoEléctrica in Peñuelas
The Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA (AEE), or PREPA) asked the Energy Bureau for approval of an amended agreement with EcoEléctrica BESS LLC to develop a 20-megawatt battery storage project in Peñuelas.
Oct 15 to 21
- Puerto Rico’s LNG Delivery Delay Forces Diesel Use, Adding $32 Million to Power Costs
A delay of several weeks in deliveries of liquefied natural gas (LNG) forced Puerto Rico to burn diesel to sustain electricity generation, a substitution estimated to have cost about $32 million for residents and businesses between September 16 and October 12, 2026, according to estimates from the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA (AEE), or PREPA).
- Governor Creates Interagency Panel to Coordinate Bahía Urbana Projects
Puerto Rico Governor Jenniffer González Colón created, through Executive Order 2026-054, an Interagency Technical Panel to coordinate the reconstruction, infrastructure and capital improvement projects of Bahía Urbana.
- Energy Czar Says Supreme Court Ruling Does Not Validate LUMA’s Arguments
Puerto Rico Public-Private Partnerships Authority (AAPP) executive director and energy czar Josué Colón Ortiz said Tuesday that the Supreme Court’s resolution, which kept documents filed by LUMA Energy on the case’s record, does not mean the court adopted the operator’s arguments.
- Oversight Board Demands Energy Bureau and PREPA Explain Delays in Renewable Contracts
The Oversight Board has demanded that Puerto Rico’s Energy Bureau and the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA; AEE in Spanish) explain why they have not submitted all the renewable energy and storage contracts that resulted from an accelerated evaluation process launched more than a year ago.
- Puerto Rico Supreme Court Rules Specialized San Juan Tax Courtroom Must Hear Municipal Excise Tax Disputes
Puerto Rico’s Supreme Court ruled that every tax dispute on the island must be heard by a specialized courtroom in the San Juan Judicial Region.
- Oversight Board Approves Genera’s $2 Billion Fuel Supply Renewal With Novum Energy
The Financial Oversight and Management Board approved Genera PR’s proposed fuel supply contract renewal with Novum Energy Trading Inc. in a letter dated October 16, approving it with observations.
- Former PREPA Director Zapata Calls Energy Czar Colón’s Silence on Power Expectations Irregularities Arbitrary
Mary Carmen Zapata, former executive director of the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA (AEE), or PREPA by its Spanish acronym), rebutted Energy Czar Josué Colón over the Power Expectations agreement.
- Government Rejects LUMA Energy’s Claim of $1.3 Billion Cancellation Cost
In Puerto Rico, the Public-Private Partnerships Authority (AAPP) and the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA; AEE in Spanish) accused LUMA Energy of spreading fear with a supposed $1.3 billion bill if its contract is canceled, while trying to divert attention from the controversy that the Supreme Court must resolve: whether the amendment that extended its supplemental contract complied with the law.
- Puerto Rico Energy Bureau Tells NFE to File a Complaint if It Disputes Its Gas Contract Orders
Puerto Rico’s Energy Bureau (NE), the island’s energy regulator, denied a request by NFEnergía LLC for a hearing to discuss the bureau’s orders, which the company used to justify leaving the island without liquefied gas for power generation until Tuesday, October 13.
- Less Than a Quarter of FEMA’s $30 Billion to Rebuild Puerto Rico Has Been Paid Out
Nine years after Hurricane María, FEMA has committed $29.98 billion to rebuild what the 2017 hurricanes and the disasters since have broken in Puerto Rico.
- Federal Court Extends PREPA Bankruptcy Mediator’s Appointment Through April 2027
The federal court overseeing the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority’s (PREPA; AEE in Spanish) bankruptcy has extended the appointment of the lead mediator handling settlement negotiations through April 1, 2027.
Oct 8 to 14
- New Fortress Energy Resumes Gas Delivery to Puerto Rico, Avoiding Judicial Order
In Puerto Rico, US District Judge María Antongiorgi Jordán ruled that the contract between New Fortress Energy (NFE) and the government to sell gas eliminates the possibility of obtaining a court order to enable the use of an alternative supplier.
- Amur River Entry Suspended Again Due to Wind Conditions
The entry of the Amur River tanker into San Juan Bay was suspended again on Monday due to high wind speeds, delaying the delivery of natural gas to the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA; AEE in Spanish) power plants.
- LNG Tanker Amur River’s San Juan Bay Entry Delayed to Monday Amid Customs and Wind Limits
The entry of the tanker Amur River into San Juan Bay, set for Sunday, was postponed to Monday, October 12, because of administrative delays and sea conditions, New Fortress Energy (NFE) said.
- Energy Czar Josué Colón Says He Acted Within His Roles in Power Expectations Dispute
Puerto Rico’s energy czar and head of the Public-Private Partnerships Authority (AAPP), Josué Colón, is breaking his silence as at least three simultaneous investigations are under way and he faces a possible perjury referral over his appearance before the House of Representatives a little more than a month ago.
- Energy Bureau Fines Genera PR $25,000 for Missing Deadline on Natural Gas Documents
The Puerto Rico Energy Bureau (NEPR) imposed a $25,000 administrative fine on Genera PR on Friday for failing to deliver, within the set deadline, required documents on three natural gas supply contracts.
- Oversight Board Defends Its Handling of Revoked $5.9 Billion Power Expectations Contract
The Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico, created under the federal PROMESA law, reiterated this week that it acted correctly in approving and then revoking the $5.9 billion, ten-year contract between the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA; AEE in Spanish) and Power Expectations LLC, Enchanted Rock LLC and Reyes Contractor LLC for temporary power generation.
Oct 1 to 7
- Energy Bureau Orders PREPA and Genera to Hand Over Natural Gas Invoices, Payments and Credits
The Puerto Rico Energy Bureau (NEPR) of the Public Service Regulatory Board ordered the Electric Power Authority (PREPA) and Genera PR to turn over invoices, proof of payment and documents on credits and adjustments for three natural gas supply contracts with NFEnergía LLC.
- Resident Commissioner Pablo José Hernández Calls on Governor to Fire Energy Czar Josué Colón and Family Secretary Suzanne Roig
Resident Commissioner Pablo José Hernández, who represents Puerto Rico in Washington D.C., said Governor Jenniffer González Colón should remove Energy czar Josué Colón Ortiz and Family Department secretary Suzanne Roig Fuertes.
- Contract Watch: PREPA’s $77.9 Million Contract Leads 49 New Filings Over $1 Million
Since Sep 30, 49 government contracts of $1 million or more with private firms have been newly filed in the Comptroller’s contract registry.
- Government Rejects LUMA’s $1.3 Billion Estimate, Says 70% Unrelated to a Transition
The Government of Puerto Rico on Tuesday rejected the $1.3 billion calculation that LUMA Energy submitted to the Supreme Court as the consequence of annulling the extension of its contract.
- Former LUMA Executive Sues, Alleging Firing Over Race, National Origin, Age and Refusal to Tolerate Political Favoritism
A former LUMA Energy executive has sued the company in federal court, alleging he was fired for refusing to tolerate what he calls "politiquería" (political maneuvering) by the Partido Nuevo Progresista (PNP) and because he is Black, Dominican and 51 years old.
- PREPA Asks Federal Court to Force New Fortress Energy to Allow Another Company to Supply Natural Gas
The Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) renewed its request to the federal court to order New Fortress Energy (NFE) to allow a third party to supply liquefied natural gas (LNG) to the Palo Seco and San Juan power plants.
- Canceling LUMA Energy Contract Would Cost $1.3 Billion, Company Tells Supreme Court
Canceling the LUMA Energy contract, as the administration of Governor Jenniffer González Colón seeks, would cost Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) customers at least $1.3 billion and could jeopardize about 4,000 direct jobs.
- Oversight Board Asks FEMA to Clarify Whether Municipalities Can Tax Federally Funded Construction Projects
The Financial Oversight and Management Board (JSF) has asked FEMA Administrator Cameron Hamilton to clarify whether Puerto Rico municipalities may apply construction taxes to projects financed by the federal agency.
- Former Representative Questions Gas Pipeline Proposal
Former representative Luis Raúl Torres Cruz questioned the proposal to build gas pipelines put forth by former directors of the Autoridad de Energía Eléctrica (PREPA).
- PIP House Delegation Insists Josué Colón’s Attorney Testify in Power Expectations Probe
Puerto Rican Independence Party (PIP) Representative Denis Márquez Lebrón and his colleague Adriana Gutiérrez Colón sent a letter to the chairman of the House Government Committee insisting that the panel summon attorney Juan González Galarza to testify.
- Federal Judge Imposes Conditions on LNG Ship AMUR River’s Transit After Parties Fail to Finalize Agreement
Federal Judge Silvia Carreño Coll issued an order Thursday afternoon setting the conditions under which the vessel AMUR River may transit San Juan Bay to deliver gas to New Fortress Energy (NFE) facilities, from which it would supply Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) units that are currently running on diesel.
September 2026
Sep 29 to 30
- House Speaker Files Bill Requiring In-Person Notarized Signing of Government Contracts Over $500,000
House of Representatives President Carlos 'Johnny' Méndez announced the filing of a bill that would require every government contract worth more than $500,000 to be signed and sworn before a notary public in person.
- Contract Watch: PREPA’s $447.8 Million Contract Leads 26 New Filings Over $1 Million
Since Sep 23, 26 government contracts of $1 million or more with private firms have appeared in the Comptroller’s contract registry.
- LUMA Warns of Liquidity Crisis as Genera Seeks $30 Million for Emergency Reserve
LUMA Energy, the private operator of Puerto Rico’s electric transmission and distribution grid, is urging regulators to take a broader look at the electrical system’s finances before ordering a $30 million transfer to Genera PR’s contingency reserve fund.
- Citizens and Environmental Groups Denounce Attempt to Revive Natural Gas Pipeline Idea
Representatives of several environmental and civic organizations denounced a lack of government transparency around a proposed natural gas pipeline, dusting off the banners they used in 2005 and 2009 to raise their voices again.
- PREPA Bankruptcy Enters New Phase
The Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) bankruptcy process is entering a new phase, with bondholders and the Financial Oversight and Management Board presenting divergent accounting theories to a US District Court.
- Puerto Rico’s Natural Gas Crisis Could Cost Consumers Over $80 Million
Puerto Rico energy regulators confronted Genera PR, LUMA Energy, and the Autoridad para las Alianzas Público-Privadas (AAPP) on Monday over the growing fuel crisis, which has forced the island to spend millions on diesel while accumulating millions in contractual charges for unused natural gas.
Sep 22 to 28
- Puerto Rico Sues NFEnergía Over Natural Gas Supply Cutoff, Raising Cost Concerns
Governor Jenniffer González Colón announced that the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) will sue NFEnergía LLC (NFE), a subsidiary of New Fortress Energy Inc., after the company stopped supplying natural gas to Units 5 and 6 of the San Juan power plant on September 16.
- Puerto Rico Mayors’ Association Backs Aguada Municipality in Construction Tax Appeal
- Puerto Rico Energy Bureau Demands More Data from LUMA, Genera on Proposed Power Bill Hike
- Resident Commissioner Announces Nearly $43 Million in FEMA Funds for Puerto Rico
- Appeals Court Rejects PREPA Bondholders’ Claim Against Puerto Rico’s Central Government
- Bayamón Mayor Criticizes Power Expectations Contract
Sep 15 to 21
- 3PPO Asks to Withdraw from Temporary Power Generation Negotiations
- Former PREPA Director Reveals Reason for Resignation
- PREPA Bondholders Claim Unpaid Administrative Expenses
- PREPA Seeks Dismissal of Power Expectations Lawsuit Over Generation Contract
- Former PREPA Director Discusses Power Outages and Emergency Plants
Sep 8 to 14
- Senator Questions Shift of Tree-Trimming Duties from LUMA Back to PREPA
- Resident Commissioner Announces $882K in FEMA Funds for Tropical Storm Ernesto Damage
- Guineo Reservoir Exceeds Overflow Level
- PREPA and Energiza Dispute Interconnection Costs for New San Juan Bay Power Plant
- All Deny Involvement with Joby Weeks
August 2026
Aug 15 to 21
- Governor González Colón: 'Now Is the Time to Invest and Do Business in Puerto Rico'
- Mediation Team Suspends Financial Advisor Amid Stalled PREPA Debt Talks
- Flotek Maintains Financial Projections Amid Uncertainty Over Puerto Rico Contract
- Power Expectations Swapped Enchanted Rock for Another Firm Without Fiscal Board or PREPA’s Knowledge