<P> The Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority ( PREPA ) -- Spanish : Autoridad de Energía Eléctrica ( AEE ) -- is an electric power company and the government - owned corporation of Puerto Rico responsible for electricity generation , power distribution , and power transmission on the island . PREPA is the only entity authorized to conduct such business in Puerto Rico , making it a government monopoly . The authority is ruled by a board of directors appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the Senate . Since 2014 , PREPA is subject to the Puerto Rico Energy Commission , another government agency whose board of directors is also appointed by the governor . </P>
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Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority