A massive island-wide blackout hit Puerto Rico on Wednesday as residents were making preparations for Easter weekend, marking the latest incident in a string of major blackouts in recent years.

Power was restored early Friday to nearly all customers in Puerto Rico after an island-wide blackout hit earlier this week, authorities said. More than 1.45 million customers – or about 98.8% ...

Puerto Rico hit by near-total blackout. Power had been restored for about 336,000 of Puerto Rico's 1.5 million customers as of 6:00 p.m., but LUMA Energy said the full restoration process could ...

A tourist couple use their phones to light the streets in at Viejo San Juan during a massive power blackout that affected the entire island on April 16, 2025 in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Most of Puerto Rico still without power 01:50. San Juan, Puerto Rico — Crews worked early Thursday to restore power to Puerto Rico after a blackout across the entire island that affected the ...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Jenniffer González Colón was sworn in Thursday as Puerto Rico’s new governor during a normally ebullient ceremony held amid widespread anger over a blackout that hit ...

Puerto Rico’s blackout, the largest in American history, explained. Thousands of Americans are still without power in part because of the botched hurricane recovery.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — An island-wide blackout hit Puerto Rico this week, leaving 1.4 million customers without power and more than 400,000 without water. It was the second massive outage to ...

An island-wide blackout hit Puerto Rico this week, leaving 1.4 million customers without power and more than 400,000 without water. Skip to main content Open Main Menu Navigation ...