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Governor accuses LUMA of intentional shutoffs at two major plazas

González Colón said LUMA Energy deliberately cut power to Plaza Las Américas and Plaza del Caribe during weekend outages, as the AES 1 generating unit nears a return.

Yadiel Rosario Quiñones
Grid and Infrastructure Reporter
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Puerto Rico Governor Jenniffer González Colón said LUMA Energy intentionally shut off power to Plaza Las Américas and Plaza del Caribe during weekend outages, calling the action bordering on negligence [1]. Energy Chief Josué Colón Ortiz stated Monday that the AES 1 unit is expected back on the grid between Tuesday afternoon and evening [3]. González Colón also said Monday she sees no instruction contrary to law in a message attributed to Colón Ortiz regarding the Power Expectations contract [4]. Colón Ortiz did not refute allegations that he sent a text instructing Mary Zapata to sign a power contract with a consortium led by Power Expectations [5]. Separately, authorities filed aggravated theft charges against 30-year-old San Juan resident Alex D. Rivera Ramos on September 12 [2].
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  1. Puerto Rico Governor Jenniffer González Colón said in a press conference that LUMA Energy intentionally shut off power to Plaza Las Américas and Plaza del Caribe during weekend outages, describing the action as bordering on negligence. · Periódico La Perla
  2. Puerto Rican authorities filed charges against Alex D. Rivera Ramos, a 30-year-old resident of San Juan, for aggravated theft on September 12, 2026. · El Nuevo DíaPuerto Rico
  3. Josué Colón Ortiz, Puerto Rico's Energy Chief, stated on Monday that the AES 1 unit is expected to return to the grid between Tuesday afternoon and evening. · Periódico Presencia
  4. Puerto Rico Governor Jenniffer González Colón stated on Monday that she sees no instruction contrary to law in a message attributed to Energy Chief Josué Colón Ortiz regarding the Power Expectations contract. · Metro Puerto RicoPuerto Rico
  5. Josué Colón, Puerto Rico's Energy Chief, did not refute allegations that he sent a text message instructing Mary Zapata to sign a power contract with a consortium led by Power Expectations. · NotiCel - La verdad como es - Noticias de Puerto Rico - NOTICEL -Puerto Rico
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