Edenorte and Edesur, both Union Fenosa power distributors, denied that they owe the government Dominican Electricity Corporation (CDE) RD$1 billion, as Finance Minister Jose Lois Malkum has firmly asserted.
El Caribe newspaper reports that the companies in turn say the government departments owe them RD$560 million for government offices consumption. According to Diario Libre, the Union Fenosa companies say their books show they only owe the CDE RD$65 million.
EdeEste (AES) says that they do not owe the government and that they discount the government departments? consumption from what they are due to pay the Dominican Electricity Corporation (CDE). The Superintendence of Power recently threatened to penalize the Union Fenosa affiliates for delays in their payments to the power generators that supply the power they distribute to consumers.
