Puerto Rico Blackout Updates: Officials Face Backlash After Major Outage

Officials in Puerto Rico are facing criticism and calls to terminate government contracts with LUMA Energy after Wednesday's island-wide blackout left all 1.46 million electricity customers without power. Newsweek reached out to Puerto Rico's …

Puerto Rico plunged into darkness again as blackout hits islandwide

16 Puerto Rico was hit by another massive power outage Wednesday, leaving the United States territory in the dark for a second time in four months, officials said. Local power authorities, Genera and LUMA, recorded a system failure at approximately 12:40 p …

Pre-Easter Blackout Affects Millions, Restoration Underway In Puerto Rico

by Keka Araújo April 17, 2025 Puerto Rico Governor Jenniffer González-Colón called the transmission issue "unacceptable."  Crews are working to restore power to Puerto Rico after an island-wide blackout left 1.4 million customers in the dark. As …

Puerto Rico recovering from massive island-wide blackout

NewsFeedUtility crews are working to restore power to Puerto Rico after a major blackout that left 1.4 million without power and 400,000 without water. The outage disrupted hospitals, airports, and Easter events. Governor Jenniffer González Colón blamed …

Crews working to restore power in Puerto Rico after island-wide blackout

Puerto Rico Hit by Island-Wide Blackout: LUMA Energy Restores 99% of Customers

After an island-wide blackout hit Puerto Rico Wednesday, April 16, LUMA Energy has restored service to nearly 99% of customers as of 6:00 AM today. The outage left 1.4 million customers without electricity and 328,000 without water. It's the second …

Puerto Rico suffers another major blackout

Bond parties say the board's failure to settle the PREPA bankruptcy has contributed to the system's unreliability. Puerto Rico's loss of public power since 12:40 p.m. Wednesday has led people to criticize the Oversight Board, governor, the …

Puerto Rico Faces Island-Wide Outage

Puerto Rico recovering from massive island-wide blackout

Frontier Airlines flight makes terrifying hard landing in Puerto Rico

A Frontiers Airlines flight from Florida to Puerto Rico made three attempts at landing before finally touching down hard to the relief of frightened passengers. Videos shot aboard Flight 3506 Tuesday night shows children crying and adult passengers phoning …