City owes PLN Rp 1.8b in bills

City owes PLN Rp 1.8b in bills

JAKARTA (JP): The city administration owes state-owned
electricity company PLN about Rp 1.85 billion in unpaid
electricity bills up to February this year, a senior official of
PLN's Gambir office said on Tuesday.

The executive, who asked for anonymity, told reporters that
Governor Sutiyoso's administration had to settle its account soon
or PLN would take drastic measures.

"Once last year, PLN refused to hand over customers' one-month
taxes, worth some Rp 7 billion, to the city administration," he
said.

"We only paid it later after the administration started paying
off its debt. We won't hesitate to do it again if the
administration does not pay its debt soon this time," the PLN
executive said.

He, however, refused to elaborate, saying: "I cannot give you
details... otherwise I will face trouble."

No city officials could be reached on Tuesday for comment.
(ylt)