San Juan — Genera PR announced Friday that the federal government has assigned it the execution of microgrid projects in Vieques and Culebra, aimed at strengthening the energy resilience of both island municipalities during emergencies.
The projects will be financed with federal hazard mitigation funds from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and developed under applicable industry codes, technical standards, and regulations, according to Genera PR spokesperson Iván Báez.
“This project represents much more than an infrastructure investment. It is a direct response to a historical need of Vieques and Culebra: having greater local generation capacity, resilient and prepared to operate during emergencies,” Báez said in a written statement.
In Vieques, the project calls for rebuilding and modernizing emergency backup generation facilities, adding approximately 12 megawatts of new generation capacity. Four new generating units will be installed to increase firm capacity, redundancy, and reliability. The units will be designed to integrate into a resilient microgrid equipped with advanced controls, automated synchronization, modern protection systems, and battery integration capability. Bidding processes for that phase of the project are expected to begin within the next 60 days.
In Culebra, work will focus on modernizing the protection, control, communication, and synchronization systems at the existing plant, without requiring a full replacement of the current generating units.
Báez acknowledged the particular vulnerabilities of both islands. “Vieques and Culebra have unique operational conditions due to their geographic reality, their dependence on submarine cables, and their vulnerability to atmospheric events,” he said.
The initiative is currently in its pre-construction phase and will be developed under an engineering, procurement, and construction model. Genera PR will select a contractor responsible for supplying equipment, materials, labor, engineering services, and construction work.
Genera PR said it will continue coordinating with FEMA, the Central Office for Recovery, Reconstruction and Resiliency (COR3), the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, LUMA Energy, the Puerto Rico government, and the municipalities of Vieques and Culebra.
“Puerto Rico needs a real, executable, and measurable energy transformation. At Genera we are doing exactly that: converting federal funds into concrete projects, additional capacity, greater resilience, and tangible benefits for the people,” Báez said.
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