LUMA schedules work in 40 Puerto Rico municipalities this week
Planned maintenance including pole resilience upgrades, vegetation removal and line repairs may cause temporary power outages across the island.
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- El Vocero reports LUMA will perform work this week in 40 municipalities including Yauco, Manatí, Arecibo, Gurabo and San Juan
- Work on Monday is scheduled in Yauco, Manatí, Aibonito, Arecibo, Gurabo, San Lorenzo and Lajas according to El Vocero
- Tuesday work is planned in Arecibo, Guaynabo, Aguas Buenas, Gurabo, San Lorenzo, Cabo Rojo, Aguadilla, Salinas, San Juan and other towns
- Tasks include automated device installation, dangerous vegetation removal, line replacement, substation modernization and customer-requested jobs
Scheduled maintenance and possible outages
LUMA Energy informed that it will carry out scheduled work in 40 municipalities of Puerto Rico this week, which could result in temporary interruptions to the electric service. El Vocero reported The municipalities are Yauco, Manatí, Aibonito, Arecibo, Gurabo, San Lorenzo, Lajas, Guaynabo, Aguas Buenas, Cabo Rojo, Aguadilla, Salinas, San Juan, Aguada, Florida, Juncos, Villalba, Trujillo Alto, Guayanilla, Hatillo, San Sebastián, Arroyo, Lares, Cidra, Comerío, Caguas, Utuado, Ponce, Carolina, Quebradillas, Yabucoa, Dorado, Barceloneta, Corozal, Guayama, Cataño, Río Grande, Guánica, Rincón and Sabana Grande.
On Monday the work will take place in Yauco, Manatí, Aibonito, Arecibo, Gurabo, San Lorenzo and Lajas. In Yauco, dangerous vegetation will be removed in Barinas sector Ciénaga and also in Almácigo Bajo, La República, Quintas del Valle Verde, El Cafetal II, Juan Alegre and Villas del Cafetal. In Manatí customer-requested work will be done at the Taco Bell on PR-2 at the intersection with PR-149. El Vocero reported
Work details by municipality
In Aibonito, line and equipment replacement and repair will occur in San Luis neighborhood and Palestina street. Pole resilience improvements are scheduled in Arecibo’s Hato Abajo and Villa Los Santos urbanization between kilometers 0.5 and 2 of PR-653. Work in Gurabo will affect Vivero urbanization on Calle 5 and College Heights. In San Lorenzo work is planned in Haciendas de San Lorenzo, Hato barrio and PR-183 at kilometer 7. Lajas work will be on PR-304 in La Parguera. El Vocero reported
On Tuesday work is scheduled in Arecibo, Guaynabo, Aguas Buenas, Gurabo, San Lorenzo, Cabo Rojo, Aguadilla, Salinas, San Juan, Aguada, Florida, Juncos, Villalba, Trujillo Alto, Guayanilla, Hatillo, San Sebastián, Aibonito and Arroyo. In Arecibo pole resilience work will affect the University of Puerto Rico Arecibo campus, Víctor Rojas community, several schools and more than 20 urbanizations and sectors. In San Juan underground system repair and maintenance is planned in Old San Juan at specific buildings and the area of Calle Tetuán near Teatro Tapia. Vegetation removal is scheduled in Aguada on PR-411 in Piedras Blancas. El Vocero reported
Where the sources differ
Both El Vocero and Primera Hora report on LUMA’s planned maintenance that may cause power interruptions. El Vocero provides a full list of 40 municipalities for the week, detailed work locations and types for Monday and Tuesday. Primera Hora focuses on Sunday work in two unspecified municipalities, includes a LUMA statement on the necessity of the improvements and links to a schedule. The sources cover different days and levels of detail with no conflicting facts.
What the reports do not say
The reports do not specify the exact duration of the interruptions in each location, the number of customers expected to be affected, whether customers will receive prior notice, or what contingency measures LUMA has in place if work extends beyond planned times. No information is given on how the Supreme Court ruling on liability for damaged appliances will affect this week’s work.
Sources
Every link below was opened and checked when this story was published. Official means a government body, agency or the organization itself; Reporting means a news outlet.
- Reporting ¿Habrá trabajos de LUMA en tu zona? Estos 40 municipios podrían tener interrupciones esta semana
- Reporting Interrupciones eléctricas por varias horas: estos son los trabajos de LUMA para hoy
How we checked this
El Vocero published the most comprehensive list of locations and work types for the week. Primera Hora reported on Sunday’s schedule and quoted LUMA on the purpose of the maintenance. All information on specific towns, barrios and tasks rests on the two news outlets’ reporting of LUMA’s announcements.
Compiled by the PuertoRico.com News Desk from the reports and statements listed above, and checked against them before publishing. It does not include original interviews. Spot an error? Email support@puertorico.com with a link to this story.