Puerto Rico Agency Says Creditor Plan Adds $3.1 Billion Cost

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Puerto Rico’s power utility disagrees with a proposal from bondholders to modernize the agency and fix its finances as a contract between the parties is set to expire at month-end.

The bondholder plan to upgrade the utility’s infrastructure to lower fuel expenses would raise costs by about $3.1 billion over nine years, the agency said in an executive summary dated Thursday.