A major power outage hit nearly all of Puerto Rico on December 31, 2024, leaving over 1.3 million customers without electricity as the island prepared to celebrate New Year's Eve. The outage, attributed to a failed underground power line, plunged the island into darkness, disrupting celebrations and daily life.
Joggers exercise on a dark street in San Juan, Puerto Rico after a major power outage hit the island on December 31, 2024.A blackout hit nearly all of Puerto Rico early Tuesday as the U.S. territory prepared to celebrate New Year's, leaving more than 1.3 million clients in the dark. Officials said it could take up to two days to restore power.
The outage hit at dawn, plunging the island into an eerie silence as electrical appliances and air conditioners shut down before those who could afford generators turned them on. 'It had to be on the 31st of December!' exclaimed one man, who only gave his name as Manuel, as he stood outside a grocery store in the capital of San Juan, grumbling about the outage that coincided with his birthday. 'There is no happiness.' Nearly 90% of 1.47 million clients across Puerto Rico were left in the dark, according to Luma Energy, a private company that oversees electricity transmission and distribution. It estimated that power would be restored in 24 to 48 hours, conditions permitting. Luma said in a statement that it appears the outage was caused by a failure of an underground power line, saying it is restoring power 'in the quickest and safest way possible.'A spokesperson for Genera PR, which oversees power generation, could not be immediately reached for comment. A car navigates through an intersection without stop lights in San Juan, Puerto Rico after a major power outage hit the island on December 31, 2024.With no idea when power would return, Puerto Ricans began to think ahead. 'I'll go to my balcony. That's where I'll sleep,' Raúl Pacheco said with a resigned shrug, as the 63-year-old diabetic sat on a walker nursing an injured foot. Julio Córdova, a municipal worker who was raking leaves on a nearby sidewalk, said he got dressed by the light of his cellphone and planned to buy candles. 'This affects me because I had plans. It couldn't have been yesterday or tomorrow?' he said as he shook his hea
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