Puerto Rico's Hurricane-Stricken Power Industry Faces Long Road to Recovery

SUGAR LAND--September 29, 2017--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Long before the one-two punch from hurricanes Irma and Maria, the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA-Autoridad de Energia Electrica) was struggling. Earlier this year, PREPA had estimated the price tag to upgrade its aging generation fleet to be in the $4 billion range. Several of those plants are 44 years old or more. Within this article: Status of Puerto Rico's power infrastructure. Additional companies: AES Corporation (NYSE:AES)