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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]
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  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 HoraPuerto Rico
  2. The Fiscal Oversight Board revoked its authorization of the contract and ordered the AEE to void it. · Primera HoraPuerto Rico
  3. Zapata Acosta signed the multimillion-dollar contract with Power Expectations and later ordered that it be cancelled. · Primera HoraPuerto Rico
  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 HoraPuerto Rico
  5. Mary Carmen Zapata's resignation as executive director of the AEE became effective on 2026-09-04. · El Nuevo DíaPuerto Rico
  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 DíaPuerto Rico
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