Borinquen MadeDated notes on Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico news: economy and politics
This desk gathers dated notes on the economy and politics of Puerto Rico, taken from named outlets. It is not the magazine's historical archive. Each note cites its outlet. It is not original reporting.
A dated, sourced desk. Each note names its outlet. It is not original reporting. Figures are those the source published. If sources disagree, both layers are left in place.
Esencia says it will not hook to AAA or AEE; Cabo Rojo denies contact
Génesis Ibarra Vázquez dates the 1st at 3:37 p.m., updated 5:35 p.m.; RS-9 and RS-459, Salón Leopoldo Figueroa.
Esencia proposes private wells, reverse osmosis and seawater desalination
1 Sep 2026. ~1.5 MGD; USGS ~10 MGD cited; Rivera Schatz: if estimates fail, “you have a problem.”
Fortaleza backs Luis R. González Delgado; Peña Payano asks for proof, not attacks
John Carlo Peguero covers Jean Peña Payano on September 1; it is not the prestaditos note of the 31st.
Vivienda federal: el grant grande de recuperación de Puerto Rico marca 50.1 % gastado al 1 de septiembre
Peg 1 sep 2026. Expenditure Report: B-18-DP-72-0001 award $8.22 billion, balance ~$4.10 billion, Drawn 50.1 %, Slow Spender — saldo/ritmo ≠ hurto.
Vivienda federal: el fondo de mitigación de Puerto Rico marca 7.9 % dibujado al 1 de septiembre
Peg 1 sep 2026. MIT Financial Report: B-18-DP-72-0002 award ~$8.29 billion, balance ~$7.63 billion, Expenditure 7.9 % — ritmo ≠ hurto.
Esencia before the Senate: proponents claim self-sufficiency without AAA or PREPA
1 Sep 2026. 2nd hearing; 348-page filing; July 30 location consult; wells/RO/desal; −76% density.
Esencia pushes back: brief challenges agency objections
1 Sep 2026. Record vs AAA/PREPA; CUB-013470; ~$2,600 million; 1,664 units (−76.2%).
González Colón announces a temporary pause at Carraízo; she does not close the August 7 plan
Andrea Guemárez Soto dates September 1 at 3:09 p.m.; WAPA, the same day, prints the same announcement.
Cuyar: 14 months without water; Carraízo pause is more populist — doubts AAA
Alfredo Cuyar, Exigimos Agua, on Hora Exacta via Radio Isla, September 1, 2026; 14 months is not the Carraízo level.
Senate: OGPe/DNER/Planning Board and Cabo Rojo condition Esencia; Betances lacks capacity
1 Sep 2026. ~1.25 million gal/day; active MTZ complaint. Municipal endorsement ≠ building permit.
Senate: Esencia defends water and power self-sufficiency at hearing
1 Sep 2026. CRLA/TRC: no AAA/PREPA/LUMA interconnection; ~$2.5 billion private. Alleged self-sufficiency ≠ DNER franchise or building permit.
DNER on Esencia: without studies, how much water is there is unknown
1 Sep 2026. Quiles: studies pending; if conditions unmet, “it does not go.”
Vocero: Ruiz Vargas — 'the only way… is if the sea dries up'
1 Sep 2026. After Senate hearing: AAA/PREPA autonomy; desal contingency; DNER pending. Claim ≠ extraction permit.
COR3 lists 30,776 projects and $24.90 billion in construction costs
Sep 1, 2026: QPR dashboard with data as of June 30 shows 6,127 completed projects for $1.72B and 5,896 under construction for $9.67B.
González Delgado rules out rationing at La Plata in the short term
Keila López Alicea dates the 31st at 9:10 a.m., from WKAQ-580; it is not that morning's Telemundo interview.
The AAA will evaluate extending Carraízo rationing; González Delgado denies it will become inoperable
El Vocero cites Luis R. González Delgado on Hoy Día Puerto Rico; El Nuevo Día, the same 31st, prints another Cidra elevation.
The Drought Committee does not expand rationing; the rains, González Delgado says, buy days
NotiCel and Cybernews cover the weekly Fortaleza meeting on the 31st; it is not Tuesday's pause.
COR3: FEMA obligated 81.9 million for 59 projects in the week of August 24–31
Release of August 31, 2026; 81,903,943.10 obligated. Obligated is not disbursed.
The bill should fall if there is rationing or interruptions; there are no shutoffs for nonpayment
El Vocero summarizes the same González Delgado Telemundo interview that covers the Carraízo periods note.
González Delgado opposes an extra credit for outages; Metro prints him in favor, with amendments
Reina Mateo covers PC 1334 on the 31st in the Transportation committee; Metro, on the 1st at 3:00 a.m., uses another frame.