Following a sweeping blackout that plunged Puerto Rico into darkness on New Year's Eve, power has been restored to nearly all electrical customers across the U.S. territory. By Wednesday afternoon, 98% of Puerto Rico's 1.47 million utility customers had their power back, according to Luma Energy, the private company overseeing transmission and distribution of power in the archipelago.
The outage, which exposed the persistent electricity problems plaguing the island, affected households, hospitals, water plants, and sewage facilities. While most customers have had their power restored, Luma Energy cautioned that temporary outages may still occur in the coming days, with full restoration expected to take up to two days.
