Community leaders in the Campanillas sector of Toa Baja are sounding the alarm over what they describe as a growing and potentially dangerous landslide risk along Pedro Albizu Street, better known as El Caño. By THE STAR STAFF Community leaders in the Campanillas sector of Toa Baja are sounding the alarm over what they describe as a growing and potentially dangerous landslide risk along Pedro Albizu Street, better known as El Caño, where residents fear they could be cut off f

The liquefied natural gas carrier Amur River in June 2021 (Facebook via Sinopec) By THE STAR STAFF A spokesperson for New Fortress Energy (NFE) announced on Sunday that the fuel supplier will not deliver liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the tanker ship Amur River. The decision stems from a dispute regarding the resolution and order issued on Sept. 30 by the Puerto Rico Energy Bureau (PREB), which directed the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) to halt a $17.6 millio

Rep. Víctor Parés Otero By THE STAR STAFF The Government Committee in the island House of Representatives will convene a high‑level meeting this week at the Capitol to address a technical impasse preventing two completed renewable energy projects from connecting to Puerto Rico’s power grid. Committee chairman Rep. Víctor Parés Otero said the session will bring together executives from Applied Energy Solutions (AES) Puerto Rico and private grid operator LUMA Energy to clarify

Third-Party Procurement Office counsel Osvaldo Carlo Linares By THE STAR STAFF Puerto Rico’s attempt to secure 800 megawatts (MW) of temporary generation, an emergency measure meant to keep the lights on during the island’s most vulnerable months, unfolded over 2025 as a prolonged struggle marked by bureaucratic delays, political intervention, supplier disputes and open conflict with federal overseers. Internal chats, revealed by Jay Fonseca, between Energy Czar Josué Colón O