New Problem in Puerto Rico: Energy Firm Puts Its Foot Down

The Montana energy company that set up a controversial, since-canceled contract to help restore Puerto Rico's power after Hurricane Maria had agreed to work through Nov. 30 before heading out. 

But now it's stopping work altogether, claiming the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority owes it upward of $83 million, ABC News and the AP report. 

"We stopped because … lack of payment with (Prepa) has gotten beyond its maximum threshold and what we can sustain as a business," Whitefish CEO Andy Techmanski tells CNN. But Prepa, whose director resigned Friday over the contract scandal, says it's not paying until it can resolve an issue between Whitefish and an unnamed Whitefish subcontractor. Prepa claims it received "a communication" from the subcontractor "requesting the stoppage of any payment" to Whitefish over non-payment to the subcontractor.

Read the full story on Newser.com

More From Newser



Sponsored Content

Sponsored Content