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LUMA Energy reported on Monday that thousands of customers in Puerto Rico were facing interruptions in electrical service due to the abrupt shutdown of several generation units.
According to data updated at 1:15 p.m., 232,200 customers were without service, which represents 15.82% of LUMA subscribers. The most affected regions were Bayamón, Caguas and Carolina, where interruptions affected more than 20% of customers.
LUMA, the private operator of the island’s electric power transmission and distribution system, urged citizens to reduce their energy consumption to minimize the impact on the electrical grid while it worked to restore service.
Bayamón was the area with the most interruptions, with 57,523 customers without electricity, equivalent to 26.57% of the region. Caguas followed with 50,057 affected customers, representing 19.98%, while Carolina had 33,007 subscribers without electricity, which is equivalent to 23.30%.
In San Juan, 34,779 customers did not have electricity, while in Mayagüez, the figure was 35,319 customers. Other impacted areas included Ponce, with 15,852 customers without electricity, and Arecibo, with 5,663 affected customers.
LUMA at press time had not offered details on the estimated time for the restoration of service or the exact cause of the failure in generation.
According to the Genera PR portal, Unit 6 of Costa Sur in Guayanilla went out of service and the Palo Seco generating plant was not activated, as well as the old temporary Federal Emergency Management Agency generation facility. Likewise, the Aguirre generating plant in Salinas was out of service.
