Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority

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The Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority is the public corporation responsible for generating, transmitting, and distributing electricity across Puerto Rico.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf electric power utility
government-owned corporation
public corporation
abbreviation PREPA
affectedBy Hurricane Maria
country Puerto Rico
employerType public sector employer
faced bankruptcy proceedings
financial crisis
foundedBy Government of Puerto Rico
gridInterconnection not interconnected to mainland United States grid
gridType islanded power grid
hasIssue aging infrastructure
high electricity rates
high system losses
reliability challenges
hasMandate maintain and operate Puerto Rico power grid
provide reliable electric service to Puerto Rico
hasRegulator Puerto Rico Energy Bureau
hasRole critical infrastructure operator in Puerto Rico
hasSubsidiary Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority Revitalization Corporation
headquartersLocation San Juan, Puerto Rico
industry electric power industry
jurisdiction Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
languageOfName English
Spanish
legalForm public corporation of Puerto Rico
nativeName Autoridad de Energía Eléctrica de Puerto Rico
owner Government of Puerto Rico
primaryFuel coal
natural gas
petroleum
renewable energy
regionServed Caribbean island of Puerto Rico
regulates electric power system of Puerto Rico
responsibleFor electricity distribution in Puerto Rico
electricity generation in Puerto Rico
electricity transmission in Puerto Rico
sector public sector
serviceArea Puerto Rico
serviceType electricity distribution
electricity generation
electricity transmission
subjectOf Puerto Rico public debt restructuring
privatization and concession agreements for grid operation
usesGenerationTechnology hydroelectric power plants
renewable energy facilities
thermal power plants

Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority ("PREPA")
abbreviation
Government of Puerto Rico
hasAgency
Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority ("Autoridad de Energía Eléctrica de Puerto Rico")
nativeName

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