# Puerto Rico Energy Tsar denies interfering in Power Expectations contract

Energy official Josué Colón Ortiz stated he did not intervene in the Power Expectations contracting process.

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Josué Colón Ortiz, Energy Tsar and AAPP executive director, stated he did not intervene in the Power Expectations contract negotiation or award. [^1]

The PIP House delegation filed Concurrent Resolution 49 on the record demanding immediate removal of Josué Colón from his two public energy roles. [^2] Josué Colón Ortiz stated the legislative report found no evidence he attended contract negotiation meetings or communicated with related lobbyists. [^3] This public statement was issued after the Puerto Rico House Government Committee published a partial report on the Power Expectations procurement. [^4]

Josué Colón stated that all official actions taken by his office were legal and fully documented. [^5] PIP Representative Adriana Gutiérrez Colón stated that documented findings from the House Government Committee investigation justified the removal demand. [^6] Josué Colón Ortiz confirmed he is willing to cooperate with all ongoing investigations into this contracting process. [^7]

## What this stands on

1. Josué Colón Ortiz, Energy Tsar and AAPP executive director, stated he did not intervene in the Power Expectations contract negotiation or award. (Metro Puerto Rico, News)
2. The PIP House delegation filed Concurrent Resolution 49 on the record demanding immediate removal of Josué Colón from his two public energy roles. (NotiCel - La verdad como es - Noticias de Puerto Rico - NOTICEL -, News)
3. Josué Colón Ortiz stated the legislative report found no evidence he attended contract negotiation meetings or communicated with related lobbyists. (Metro Puerto Rico, News)
4. This public statement was issued after the Puerto Rico House Government Committee published a partial report on the Power Expectations procurement. (Metro Puerto Rico, News)
5. Josué Colón stated that all official actions taken by his office were legal and fully documented. (NotiCel - La verdad como es - Noticias de Puerto Rico - NOTICEL -, News)
6. PIP Representative Adriana Gutiérrez Colón stated that documented findings from the House Government Committee investigation justified the removal demand. (NotiCel - La verdad como es - Noticias de Puerto Rico - NOTICEL -, News)
7. Josué Colón Ortiz confirmed he is willing to cooperate with all ongoing investigations into this contracting process. (Metro Puerto Rico, News)

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