SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico: Puerto Ricos power company warned Monday that its electric generation will be limited in upcoming days given recent mechanical failures at five of its units.
The announcement by the islands Electrical Power Authority comes amid high temperatures and warnings of deteriorated air quality given the presence of Sahara dust that blew across the Atlantic from Africa.
The company said the first mechanical failures began more than a week ago and that crews are working to repair the problems. Officials did not say whether blackouts are expected, but customers already have been reporting outages and have called the situation unacceptable.
Puerto Ricos power grid remains frail after Hurricane Maria battered the island in September 2017 as a Category 4 storm, with major repairs still pending and weekly outages a common occurrence.
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