Juan Ramón González Galarza’s firm advises both P3A and PREPA — but he did not disclose information to the public utility about problems with the Power Expectations contract.
COR3, the agency in charge of recovery in Puerto Rico, holds FEMA responsible for excluding that multi-million-dollar expense because of the methodology it used to estimate the damage to the electrical system after Hurricanes Irma and María.
The Government of Puerto Rico negotiated an energy transmission and distribution contract with LUMA Energy, which increases costs yearly. This agreement does not include options that previously allowed the company Ondeo to exit just 18 months after beginning operations with the Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority.