# Puerto Rico industrial leaders warn against reversing private energy contracts

Puerto Rico manufacturing association urges government to maintain long term business stability.

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Eidalia González of the Puerto Rico Manufacturers Association stated on Tuesday that Puerto Rico cannot afford to cancel existing private energy infrastructure operator contracts. [^1]

PRMA representatives testified that cancelling private energy contracts would threaten operational continuity, jobs, and investor confidence on the island. [^2] A joint legislative hearing was held Tuesday at Puerto Rico Manufacturers Association headquarters under House Resolution 456, chaired by Rep. Ángel Morey Noble. [^3][^4] PRMA officials argued that energy problems require grid modernization, not changing which entity administers utility assets. [^5]

PRMA representatives opposed returning to a state-run electricity monopoly, calling instead for oversight of private power operators. [^6] PRMA representatives stated that municipal sales tax bureaucracy and State Insurance Fund costs are burdening Puerto Rico businesses. [^7] Rep. Ángel Morey Noble highlighted House Bill 1092 which would authorize small modular nuclear reactors for base load power generation in Puerto Rico. [^8]

## What this stands on

1. Eidalia González of the Puerto Rico Manufacturers Association stated on Tuesday that Puerto Rico cannot afford to cancel existing private energy infrastructure operator contracts. (El Nuevo Día, News)
2. PRMA representatives testified that cancelling private energy contracts would threaten operational continuity, jobs, and investor confidence on the island. (El Nuevo Día, News)
3. A joint legislative hearing was held Tuesday at Puerto Rico Manufacturers Association headquarters under House Resolution 456, chaired by Rep. Ángel Morey Noble. (San Juan Daily Star, News)
4. A legislative hearing for Puerto Rico House Resolution 456 was held at PRMA offices in Guaynabo to review business climate legislation. (El Nuevo Día, News)
5. PRMA officials argued that energy problems require grid modernization, not changing which entity administers utility assets. (El Nuevo Día, News)
6. PRMA representatives opposed returning to a state-run electricity monopoly, calling instead for oversight of private power operators. (San Juan Daily Star, News)
7. PRMA representatives stated that municipal sales tax bureaucracy and State Insurance Fund costs are burdening Puerto Rico businesses. (San Juan Daily Star, News)
8. Rep. Ángel Morey Noble highlighted House Bill 1092 which would authorize small modular nuclear reactors for base load power generation in Puerto Rico. (San Juan Daily Star, News)

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