Two days after the electricity bill increase was announced, Puerto Rico Governor Pedro Pierluisi defended it because he says it reflects the rise in fuel costs.
“As Governor, I certainly will not approve or support an increase in the electricity bill due to inefficiencies or administrative breakdowns at the Electric Power Authority. Now this adjustment is due to the fact that the cost in a barrel of oil has risen, similar to what is happening with the cost of gasoline, ”the president said in written statements.
With regard to fuel, Pierluisi indicated that one of his main goals is to comply with Law 17-2019 on public energy policy, which aims to transform the electricity system so that we reduce our dependence on fossil fuels, “the cost of which is not can control and be harmful. to environment “.
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The executive branch explained the functions of the Energy Bureau, established by Law 57-2014, as an independent entity, assuring that “it is the entity responsible for evaluating the information PREPA submits to it in relation to reconciliations for the purchase of fuel and purchase of energy every three months During the summer, as a result of this reconciliation and the decrease in fuel costs, the Bureau made this reconciliation and reduced the power exactly to about 17 cents per kilowatt hour. Office are public, as are the resolutions and orders it issues, in accordance with the transparency required by law in these processes. “
“Our government will adhere to public energy policies that require us to switch to renewable energy and that is where all our efforts are focused. We are going to rebuild and transform our electricity system so that we are not held hostage by fluctuations in fuel prices. cause instability. We are moving to clean and renewable energy so that we can stabilize our energy costs, “he added.