More than half of the US commonwealth has electricity after Hurricane Fiona wiped out Puerto Rico last week, causing catastrophic flooding and knocking out power to the entire island of 3.1 million.
As of Sunday, power had been restored to more than 825,000 of the island's 1.5 million households and businesses, or about 56%, officials from grid operator Luma Energy said at a press conference.
As long as the generation continues to ramp up, the company expects to restore power to as many as 64% of its clients by Monday and up to 77% by Wednesday. Daniel Hernandez, Luma s director of renewables, said as many as 91% of clients are expected to have power by Friday.
He said these estimates are not written in stone. These estimates could be moved up or pushed back. It also depends on generation. If the goals are met, it would leave more than 100,000 clients on the Caribbean island of 3.1 million without power.
Fiona hit Puerto Rico a week ago as a Category 1 hurricane, affecting electricity transmission, distribution and generation. Puerto Rico has one of the oldest and most fragile grids of any US jurisdiction, and has never recovered fully from Hurricane Maria in 2017.
Lawrence Kazmierski, Luma Senior Vice President of Operations, said he understood the frustration but pleaded for patience.
He said this recovery has been the most challenging in his 36 year career because of the touchiness of the system. None of the parents blame Meta, TikTok for Hooking Kids in Dozens of Lawsuits.