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- Puerto Rico Governor Negotiates with Three Firms for Natural Gas as New Fortress Supply Falters
Puerto Rico Governor Jenniffer González said the government is in talks with Naturgy, Javelin and Crowley to find new natural gas suppliers, given New Fortress Energy’s lack of fuel and rising power generation costs from burning diesel.
- Energy Czar Questions LUMA’s Swift Reply to Allegations, Not Its Blackouts
Josué Colón Ortiz, Puerto Rico’s energy czar and executive director of the Public-Private Partnerships Authority (AAPP), questioned on Wednesday how quickly LUMA Energy responded to allegations of alleged pressure on the Puerto Rico Supreme Court, saying the company has not shown the same diligence on blackouts and other failures of the electric system.
- Puerto Rico Governor Proposes Temporary Sales Tax Exemption on Prepared Food Over High Electricity Costs
Puerto Rico Governor Jenniffer González Colón proposed temporarily exempting prepared foods from the Sales and Use Tax (IVU) during November and December to ease family budgets amid high electricity costs.
- Puerto Rico Chamber of Commerce President Asks Oversight Board to Approve Emergency Fund Amid Energy Cost Crisis
Puerto Rico Chamber of Commerce (CCPR) president José "Che Julio" Aparicio Laspina said the island’s private sector is in an "economic crisis" and an "economic emergency" because of rising energy costs.