San Juan, Nov. 15 (EFE) .- The governor of Puerto Rico, Ricardo Rosselló, reported today that the Electric Power Authority (AEE) met the goal of achieving 50% generation of electricity after hurricane Maria, although the announcement was overshadowed by a failure in a 230 KV line that left without light, among others, the San Juan area.

Through its account in Twitter and, later in a statement, the governor said that PREPA "met our goal of 50 percent generation for today."

"Thanks to the commitment of our servers public, "he added.

Last October he set several goals that included 30 percent generation by October 30 and 50 by today.

The next one will be the next one. percent by December 15.

Shortly after the announcement of the recovery, the generation fell again due to a failure in the 230 KV line from Cambalache (Arecibo) to Manati.

PREPA reported that its staff "approaches the area to identify the problem and restore 50 percent" of generation.

This Monday, the governor of New York, Cuomo, announced that more than 160 workers of public and private electricity companies of that state, as well as 100 truck-cranes had come to Puerto Rico to help in the tasks of lift the electrical system, lying down after the hurricane.

He also said that 220 additional workers and more than 180 vehicles are planned for the end of the week.

In the Old San Juan, a bustling place for tourism and usually crowded but affected by the lack of light, today was visible in its narrow streets the presence of numerous heavy vehicles New York and New Jersey utilities.

The arrival of such personnel comes after Rossello was asked for more help from other states, including those cited, to accelerate the process of restoring electricity.

This remains the main obstacle for the island to return to normal after the hurricane.