Third-Party Procurement Office counsel Osvaldo Carlo Linares By THE STAR STAFF Puerto Rico’s attempt to secure 800 megawatts (MW) of temporary generation, an emergency measure meant to keep the lights on during the island’s most vulnerable months, unfolded over 2025 as a prolonged struggle marked by bureaucratic delays, political intervention, supplier disputes and open conflict with federal overseers. Internal chats, revealed by Jay Fonseca, between Energy Czar Josué Colón Ortiz and…
