Puerto Rico's Second Major Blackout in Months Affects 628,000 Clients After All Power Plants Shut Down

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Updated Apr 16, 2025, 07:49 PM

Puerto Rico experienced an island-wide power outage on April 16, 2025, marking the second significant blackout in less than four months. The outage was caused by the unexpected shutdown of all power plants across the island, including those operated by Genera PR and other private generators, affecting over 628,000 clients. Governor Jenniffer González, along with interim Governor Verónica Ferraiuoli and Energy Czar Josué Colón, are actively involved in addressing the situation. The power companies, LUMA and Genera PR, are working to identify the cause of the outage and restore service. LUMA reported the event at approximately 12:40 p.m., and efforts are underway to bring backup generators online, with Genera PR reporting only 4 megavatios of power out of a capacity of 1.072 megavatios. The outage has led to disruptions in daily life, including traffic snarls, the closure of some government offices, and passengers being forced to evacuate Tren Urbano rail cars. Congressman Ritchie Torres highlighted the ongoing issue of unreliable electricity in Puerto Rico, noting that despite paying high utility rates, access to dependable power remains a challenge for the island's 3.2 million residents.

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Puerto Rico suffered a major blackout Wednesday that snarled traffic and forced some government offices to shut across the US commonwealth of 3.2 million people https://t.co/Zss7Fy4jp2