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“Can’t see the light at the end of the tunnel”: status of distribution of federal funds for power grid reconstruction is being analyzed

Although the Puerto Rican government claims to have committed funds for 47% of the projects, disbursements for system modernization have barely reached 12%

September 9, 2024 - 10:47 AM

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El huracán María hizo colapsar el 80% del sistema de transmisión y distribución del país. (AP)

Hurricane María caused the collapse of 80% of the country's transmission and distribution system.

By José A. Delgado

Corresponsal de El Nuevo Día en Washington D. C.jose.delgado@gfrmedia.com

Seven years after Hurricane María, only 11.7% of the federal funds authorized to modernize the island’s electrical grid have been disbursed, at a time when this process, which could extend until 2032, continues to generate unrest due to the blackouts that leave thousands of people without service on a weekly basis.