Puerto Rico goes completely dark after another island-wide power outage
- Puerto Rico experienced an island-wide blackout on Wednesday, April 16, affecting 1.4 million customers.
- The blackout occurred during Holy Week, and it is the second major outage in four months.
- The outage impacted essential services like hospitals, the international airport, and water systems, disrupting daily life.
- Gov. González stated, "This is a shame for the people of Puerto Rico that we have a problem of this magnitude."
- Officials investigate the cause, suspecting a failed protection system or vegetation interference, with restoration estimated at 48-72 hours.
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Puerto Rico's electricity system continues to recover after the massive blackout that affected much of the island's territory during the night of Wednesday, April 16, 2025, leaving more than a million customers of LUMA Energy, responsible for the distribution and transmission of energy on the island, without electricity. The interruption of the service severely impacted economic activities, transport services and the daily lives of residents in …
A massive blackout was registered throughout Puerto Rico this week, leaving 1.4 million customers without electricity and more than 400,000 without water.
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Upstract‘Massive Blackout’ Leaves All of Puerto Rico Without Power
MIAMI — More than 1.4 million customers in Puerto Rico lost electricity Wednesday when all of the island’s power plants were knocked out of service, the latest frustrating blackout for residents who have suffered years of them.
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