EDL amasses huge debt due to unpaid bills, investment outlay
Unpaid electricity fees, notably owed by state organisations, have accumulated into a large debt to be paid to Electricite Du Laos (EDL), a minister told the recent National Assembly session. Minister of Energy and Mines Dr Khammany Inthilath gave the information when responding to questions raised by Assembly members about why EDL had incurred such a large debt. The minister said there were two forms of debt – the money owed by consumers to EDL, and the money that EDL had borrowed for its investment needs. He admitted that the enterprise was suffering from chronic debt partly because many state organisations had not paid their electricity bills on time.
