Massive Blackout Leaves Puerto Rico Without Power on New Years Eve

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December 31, 2024--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--A generalized outage early Tuesday left 90% of Puerto Rico's power users without service. According to Puerto Rico grid operator Luma Energy, the cause of the massive blackout was unclear, although preliminary investigations suggest it originated in a failure at an underground line.

According to the information provided on the websites of both Luma Energy and Genera PR, which is in charge of the operation and maintenance of the thermal generation plants of state-owned PREPA Genco LLC, more than 1.3 million users were affected by the outage and it is expected that the restoration of service will take between 24 and 48 hours.

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