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The
Puerto Rico Electric Power
Authority (PREPA) is a public corporation
and government agency that was founded in 1941. Its mission
is to provide electric energy services to clients in the
most efficient, cost-effective and reliable manner in
harmony with the environment, health and security. Its
vision is to ensure that PREPA's operations are competitive
vis a vis to similar corporations around the world. PREPA
produces, transmits and distributes, practically, all the
electric power used in Puerto Rico. It is one of the major
public electric power corporations in the United States.
PREPA is directed by a
Government Board, comprised of
nine members. Seven of its members are appointed by the
Governor of Puerto Rico with the approval of the Senate. Two
of them represent the clients, who elect them both through
an election supervised by the Consumer Affairs Department.
An
Executive Director, appointed by the Government Board,
directs the operational and administrative organization of
this public corporation. PREPA is divided into operational
areas and support areas.
Operational areas are:
- Electric System
- Transmission and
Distribution System
- Client Service
Support areas are:
- Engineering
- Finance
- Environmental Protection
and Planning
- Human Resources
- Administration Services
- Corporate Information
Systems
- Legal Affairs
For administrative purposes,
PREPA has divided the Island into seven regions, with a
total of 33 client service offices, 29 technical services
offices, and 38 local offices located throughout the Island.
PREPA's work force is
comprised of, approximately, 9,550 employees; among them are
the unionized, managerial and executive personnel. The
majority are unionized employees, who add up to close to
6,775. These employees are affiliated to four labor unions:
- Electric and Irrigation
Industry Workers Unions (UTIER, by its
Spanish acronym)
- Industrial and Electric
Construction Worker's Insular Union (UITICE,
by its Spanish acronym)
- Professional Employees
Union (UEPI, by its Spanish acronym)
- Pilots Union
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