LUMA Energy restores electricity service to 91 percent of subscribers

After cheering 44,500 customers between Friday and Saturday, LUMA Energy tonight met its target of restoring service to 91% of its customers as part of the restoration after Cyclone Fiona.

To reach that percentage, LUMA restored service to 14,500 additional customers. Although the change is not yet reflected Puerto Rico Government Emergency Portal (PREPS), LUMA Energy’s Director of Media and Digital Strategy, Hugo Sorrentini, confirmed New day 1,330,858 customers have already had service restored, representing 91 percent of the 1,468,223 subscribers served by the federation.

Earlier in the day, LUMA Energy’s midday report published in PREPS estimated service to 1,321,567 customers, which is 90% of the 1,468,223 subscribers.

Last Sunday, LUMA predicted that between 77% and 91% of customers would have service by this Friday, but Governor Pedro Pierluisi said at the time that he expected to reach that percentage by mid-week.

For his part, the Engineer Daniel HernandezA spokesperson for LUMA Energy explained New day Earlier in the day, so-called pockets, or groups of customers without service in specific locations, focused on calls from customers without service, while their neighbors, soon to take care of the situation. Restore potential and power.