PR-GRID Updates

USVI at PR-GRID: VIWAPA, Governor’s Office & PSC Confirmed

April 3, 2018

Elmo Roebuck, Director of Energy in the Office of the Governor, and Raymond Williams, Chairman of the Public Service Commission (PSC) of the USVI, have confirmed they will speak at PR-GRID. Joining them at PR-GRID will be a delegation from VIWAPA. Niel Vanterpool, Director of Transmission & Distribution, will participate on the agenda. The USVI […]

Secretary of State for Economic Development confirms for PR-GRID

April 3, 2018

Manuel Laboy Rivera, Secretary of State for Economic Development for Puerto Rico, has confirmed he will speak at PR-GRID. Mr. Laboy Rivera’s portfolio includes foreign investment and he will speak to the role of international investors in the revitalization of the electricity grid.

PREPA confirms role in PR-GRID

April 3, 2018

Fernando Padilla, Director of the Project Management Office and one of PREPA’s leading figures managing the restructuring, has confirmed he will speak at PR-GRID. Mr. Padilla will speak to both short-term recovery efforts as well as the organization’s longer-term vision for the grid.

Noel Zamot, PR’s Revitalization Coordinator, Confirms for PR-GRID

March 2, 2018

The organizers of PR-GRID are pleased to announce that Noel Zamot, Revitalization Coordinator for the Financial Oversight & Management Board (FOMB) of Puerto Rico, has confirmed his participation in PR-GRID. Mr. Zamot leads efforts around Title V of PROMESA, a federal provision allowing for the expedited review of infrastructure projects in Puerto Rico regarded as […]

President of Puerto Rico Energy Commission Confirms for PR-GRID

February 5, 2018

José H. Román Morales, the President of the Puerto Rico Energy Commission (PREC), has confirmed his participation in PR-GRID. Given the fiscal uncertainty in Puerto Rico, and given efforts to attract international investment to the process of grid reconstruction, the role of PR’s regulator is particularly critical at this juncture. Mr. Morales will speak to […]

New Energy Events & PRMA Announce Joint Venture to Host PR-GRID

February 5, 2018

New Energy Events LLC, the hosts of the annual Caribbean Renewable Energy Forum (CREF), and the Puerto Rico Manufacturers Association (PRMA), the largest and most influential association representing the interests of Puerto Rico’s private sector, are pleased to announce a joint venture to host the Puerto Rico Grid Revitalization & Investment Forum (PR-GRID) in San […]