# AEE removes director Mary Carmen Zapata Acosta amid $5,887M contract dispute

AEE removes Mary Carmen Zapata Acosta as executive director amid $5,887M Power Expectations contract dispute.

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On 2026-09-03, El Nuevo Día reported that Mary Carmen Zapata Acosta was removed from her position as executive director of the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (AEE). [^1]

The Fiscal Oversight Board revoked its authorization of the contract and ordered the AEE to void it. [^2]

Zapata Acosta signed the multimillion-dollar contract with Power Expectations and later ordered that it be cancelled. [^3]

Zapata Acosta's removal comes as Power Expectations challenges before the Federal Court the cancellation of a contract for the deployment of 400 megawatts of temporary energy generation for Puerto Rico, valued at $5,887 million. [^4]

Mary Carmen Zapata's resignation as executive director of the AEE became effective on 2026-09-04. [^5]

The investigation requests regarding the hiring of Power Expectations were sent during the final days of Mary Carmen Zapata's tenure as executive director of the AEE. [^6]

## What this stands on

1. On 2026-09-03, El Nuevo Día reported that Mary Carmen Zapata Acosta was removed from her position as executive director of the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (AEE). (Primera Hora, News)
2. The Fiscal Oversight Board revoked its authorization of the contract and ordered the AEE to void it. (Primera Hora, News)
3. Zapata Acosta signed the multimillion-dollar contract with Power Expectations and later ordered that it be cancelled. (Primera Hora, News)
4. Zapata Acosta's removal comes as Power Expectations challenges before the Federal Court the cancellation of a contract for the deployment of 400 megawatts of temporary energy generation for Puerto Rico, valued at $5,887 million. (Primera Hora, News)
5. Mary Carmen Zapata's resignation as executive director of the AEE became effective on 2026-09-04. (El Nuevo Día, News)
6. The investigation requests regarding the hiring of Power Expectations were sent during the final days of Mary Carmen Zapata's tenure as executive director of the AEE. (El Nuevo Día, News)

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