Hanwha power system Puerto Rico

Who is Hanwha Power Systems?

Hanwha Power Systems launched its energy equipment business, building on its reliable technology and longstanding experience in gas turbine engines. Since then, we’ve become a global powerhouse and have delivered more than 7,500 units of air and gas compressors worldwide.

Why should you choose Hanwha Power Systems?

In addition, we will grow as a global leader in power and energy solutions by using future engineering technology that helps the green environment. Hanwha Power Systems is a global powerhouse delivering advanced air and gas compressors worldwide with a goal of accelerating the transition to clean energy.

Does Puerto Rico have a power plant?

Puerto Rico has to import all its oil, coal and natural gas as it does not produce any fossil fuels. It does have solar and wind generation that has contributed to renewables generation. Coal-fired generation is planned for phase-out by 2028. In early 2020, two of the island's largest power plants were damaged in a 6.4 magnitude earthquake.

What happened to Puerto Rico's power system after Maria?

More than five years after Maria and despite billions of dollars in allocated federal recovery funding, Puerto Rico’s electric system remains in a state of protracted disaster, its 30,000 miles of fragile power lines and antiquated oil-burning power plants plagued by regular outages and at the mercy of surging fuel prices.

When was power restored in Puerto Rico?

Power was finally restored in August 2018, 11 months after Maria hit, but it was a patch job. Lines had been reattached to damaged poles, and generators still powered sections of the island.

Are FEMA energy policy experts in Puerto Rico?

“We’re not energy policy experts,” said FEMA’s Puerto Rico director Jose Baquero. “We usually go by what the applicant wants to bring to the table. And as long as it’s eligible,” FEMA’s term for meeting strict cost-benefit analysis and documentation criteria, “we approve it.”