Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority

Fri November 17, 2017

Fluor Completes High Priority Power Line in Puerto Rico

Fluor Corporation confirmed Nov. 16 that the company, working under its contract with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), has completed a high priority 38kv power line near San Juan. This will allow the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) to re-energize lines that serve an area in Carolina that includes residential neighborhoods, a hospital and a branch campus of the University of Puerto Rico....

Emily Buenzle - Wed November 08, 2017

Puerto Rico Governor: Army Corps Not Moving Fast Enough

Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rossello is unhappy with the efforts the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has made to restore power to the island after it was devastated by Hurricane Maria in September....

Thu October 05, 2017

Army Corps of Engineers Work With Officials to Stabilize Puerto Rico Dam

At the direction of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and in support of the Government of Puerto Rico, the U.S Army Corps of Engineers, the Department of Defense, and the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) took the first steps Sunday toward slowing the erosion of the Guajataca Dam's damaged spillway....

Tue October 03, 2017

FEMA, Federal Partners Unite to Support Commonwealth Stabilization Efforts in Puerto Rico

As Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Brock Long visits Puerto Rico for the third time since Hurricanes Irma and Maria devastated the islands, focus remains on making roads accessible, and providing emergency power for the purposes of life sustaining activities....