Puerto Rican officials are re-examining a controversial deal to put private operators in charge of electricity service as the island territory’s power system faces another costly reconstruction and renewed fights with investors, WSJ Pro Bankruptcy reported.
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Puerto Rico ended talks with power revenue bondholders without a negotiated deal on $9 billion in debt, leaving its bankrupt electric utility once again without a clear path out of court protection, WSJ Pro Bankruptcy reported. The mediated talks are expected to expire Friday, people familiar with the matter said.
An international banker accused of bribing Puerto Rico’s then-governor to undermine an investigation into his institution turned himself in on Wednesday, almost a month after he was charged in federal court, the Associated Press reported.
Persistent power outages and threats from Puerto Rico’s government prompted a company that operates the island’s transmission and distribution system to announce yesterday that it would dedicate more resources and crews to improve service, the Associated Press reported. The move came just hours after the U.S.