Puerto Rico Struck by Island-Wide Blackout Ahead of Easter Weekend – IOTW Report

Puerto Rico Struck by Island-Wide Blackout Ahead of Easter Weekend

NTD:
Puerto Rico was struck by an island-wide blackout on Wednesday as residents of the U.S. territory prepared to celebrate the Easter weekend, energy distribution company Luma Energy confirmed.

The outage came after the island’s power plants were knocked out of service, the private company confirmed in a statement on social media.

According to Luma Energy, the outage began at approximately 12:40 p.m. local time.

The company said “an event was recorded that affected service island-wide,” meaning all 1.4 million customers were without power. more

5 Comments on Puerto Rico Struck by Island-Wide Blackout Ahead of Easter Weekend

  1. Anonymous
    Friday, 18 April 2025, 12:01 at 12:01 pm
    “Didn’t Trump say something a few weeks back about making them stand on their own? Do It.”

    Nope.

    From the article;

    “The Puerto Rico Federal Affairs Administration said in a post on social media platform X that it is communicating with the White House and other federal agencies to “ensure that Puerto Rico receives the necessary support and that all essential services are restored as quickly and safely as possible.”

    Elsewhere, Puerto Rico’s Center of Emergency Management said on X that it is coordinating with FEMA, Luma Energy, and power generator Genera Power to coordinate any inter-agency efforts and address emergency situations.”

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