Two days after the increase in the electricity bill was announced, the governor of Puerto Rico, Pedro Pierluisi, defended it because he says it is a reflection of the increase in the cost of fuel.
“As governor, I will certainly not give my approval or support for any increase in the electricity bill due to inefficiencies or administrative failures within the Electricity Authority. Now, this adjustment appears as a consequence of the fact that the cost of a barrel of oil has increased, similar to what happens with the cost of gasoline “, the president commented in written statements.
With regard to fuel, Pierluisi indicated that one of its main objectives is to comply with Law 17-2019 on public energy policy, which aims to transform the electricity system so as to reduce our dependence on fossil fuels, “whose costs do not we can control and they are harmful to the environment ”.
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The executive explained the functions of the Energy Bureau, created by Law 57-2014, as an independent entity, ensures that “it is the entity responsible for evaluating the information that PREPA transmits to it in connection with reconciliations for fuel purchase and energy purchase every three months. During the summer, as a result of this reconciliation and lower fuel costs, the Bureau made this reconciliation and accurately reduced power to about 17 cents per kilowatt hour. The processes of the Bureau are public, as well as the resolutions and orders it issues, respecting the transparency required by law in these processes. “
“Our government will respect the public energy policy that requires us to switch to renewable energy and that is where all efforts are directed. We will rebuild and transform our electricity system so that we are not held hostage to fluctuating fuel prices. Fossils that create instability. We will it is moving to clean and renewable energy so that we can stabilize our energy costs, ”he added.