The Federal Tribunal for the District of Puerto Rico granted a provisional injunction sought by the Autoridad de Energia Electrica, ordering NFEnergia LLC to let alternative natural gas suppliers reach its facilities. United States District Judge Pedro A. Delgado Hernandez issued the order. The order bars NFEnergia from blocking or delaying alternative gas deliveries, and from conditioning access on payment of invoices the government disputes. It carries an initial 14-day validity period.

The order follows the emergency motion Governor Jenniffer Gonzalez Colon said her administration filed on Friday against New Fortress Energy. The Government of Puerto Rico lodged its urgent provisional injunction request against NFE with the Puerto Rico Federal District Court on Oct. 30. The contract requires NFE to activate tolling arrangements letting third parties use its facilities if it fails to deliver gas or declares force majeure.

The fuel picture at the San Juan power plant shows why access matters: Genera PR confirmed only Unit 5 currently receives natural gas, while Unit 6 runs on diesel, which it described as significantly more expensive than natural gas. AEE estimates diesel operation cost more than $18 million in the second half of September alone.

The clock behind the motion is the LNG vessel Amur River, which AEE says can supply San Juan generation only until Nov. 1. NFE's own CEO, Zak Ahmed, testified on Oct. 29 that about 7,800 cubic meters of LNG aboard would last until that date. AEE says no replacement vessel has been identified and no firm delivery schedule has been offered.

The court gave NFEnergia 24 hours to report the remaining natural gas aboard the Amur River. It has 72 hours to provide the procedures and requirements third-party suppliers must meet to use its facilities.

The dispute runs deeper than one delivery window: AEE alleges NFE owes about $45.8 million in Deliver or Pay penalties for 2026, exceeding the contract's $40 million liability cap.