Puerto Rico Power Slowly Being Restored After Massive Outage
- Power might not be fully restored until Friday, officials say
- Puerto Rico’s power infrastructure is notoriously fragile
Puerto Rican flags hang from a balcony in San Juan, Puerto Rico after a major power outage hit the island on April 6, 2022.
Photographer: Ricardo Arduengo/AFP/Getty Images
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Puerto Rico was slowly recovering from one of the largest power outages in years, after a fire near the Costa Sur power plant late Wednesday knocked out electricity to the entire island.
As of about noon local time Thursday, electricity had been restored to 120,000 of the island’s 1.4 million clients, according to Luma Energy, the private company that manages the power grid.