As private and public agencies continue to restore power to the 70% of Puerto Rico that is still without electricity, the island’s government announced it will cancel a $300-million grid-reconstruction contract with Whitefish Energy. Also, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced its intention to triple a contract with Fluor Corp.
The island’s governor says he has requested mutual aid from New York and Florida utilities and hopes to have 1,000 crews working by Nov. 8. The Fluor contract details that the Puerto Rico Power Authority (PREPA) will perform 30% of the total electrical transmission and distribution power-grid restoration, while the Corps and its contractors will perform the remaining 70%.