BURSTPuerto Rico went dark on Wednesday after experiencing a massive power outage on the island impacting families, businesses and homes alike.
“We are reporting that we have experienced a massive power outage across the island due to the unexpected shutdown of all generating plants, including those of Genera PR and other private generators,” the power generator Genera wrote in a post on X.
“This situation has caused a significant disruption to electrical service, and we are currently collaborating with @lumaenergypr to identify the recovery process,” they added.
The incident comes months after a similar blackout struck the island on New Year’s Eve, rendering a dim holiday for residents. It lasted for about two days.
This time, power companies were able to restore energy more swiftly after dealing with the same issue earlier this year. The Wednesday outage started at around 1 p.m. AST. Some energy plants were revived by 3 p.m. AST.
“We continue to work with generation partners to restore service across the island. We have begun the process of restoring the electrical system following the unexpected shutdown of all generating plants,” Luma Energy wrote in a post on X.
“The Palo Seco plant came online around 3:00 p.m., which represents a key step toward system recovery. LUMA continues to work closely with Genera PR, EcoEléctrica, and AES to advance service restoration.”
The company estimates it could take two to three days to restore energy to 90 percent of customers.