The power outage also has interrupted water service tens of thousands of homes and businesses, Gov. Puerto Rico canceled classes Friday for students for a second straight day. Firefighters extinguished flames that affected two substations at the plant, the Bureau of Puerto Rico Fire Departments said Wednesday. LUMA is a joint venture of Quanta Services and the Canadian energy company ATCO, which the Puerto Rican government chose to take over the operation of the power grid from its previous public electric utility, the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority. LUMA has been in charge of the power grid since June 1.

Source: CNN April 09, 2022 01:58 UTC