SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Officials in the U.S. and Puerto Rico gave differing views Thursday on when power will be fully restored to the U.S. territory after Hurricane Maria hit as a Category 4 storm more than a month ago. “We are focused on executing the mission we’ve been assigned,” Alexander said at a hearing in Washington, adding that the agency has been working with the U.S. Department of Energy to help develop a more resilient electrical grid for Puerto Rico. Washington will now pay 90 per cent of the additional cost of rebuilding Puerto Rico, including repair of public infrastructure like hospitals, bridges and roads and restoration of the island’s devastated power grid. It also is sending a tactical power restoration team that includes 28 engineers and 15 damage assessment experts. The Army Corps of Engineers said it also expects about 2,100 workers to arrive by mid-November to help restore power.

Source: National Post November 02, 2017 19:18 UTC