Puerto Rico Scraps $300M Contract With Whitefish Energy Backed by Dallas Investors

The head of Puerto Rico's government power company says the agency will scrap a $300 million contract with Whitefish Energy Holdings once it finishes current work on Hurricane Maria recovery efforts.Power company director Ricardo Ramos said Sunday that he's bowing to a demand by the U.S. territory's governor, Ricardo Rossello. Ramos says the cancellation will delay work by 10 to 12 weeks.The contract for the small Montana company has come under intense scrutiny, and audits of the Whitefish contract at a local and federal level are under way.  Continue reading...