State Agencies are owing close to 2 billion dollars to the Trinidad and Tobago Electricity Commission.
Minister of Public Utilities, Marvin Gonzales revealed the state debt to TTEC, in response to question in the Parliament on Friday.
He said every public sector agency owing in excess of 1 million dollars, is written to and advised of the amount owed on their light and power accounts providing details of the ageing of the debt and the account number.
Minister Gonzales said meetings are arranged with the general manager the chief operations officer or the commercial manager at TTEC and the very large public debtors to secure payments or arrive at payment plans. The Public Utilities Minister noted the non-payment of debt has a ripple effect on T&TEC’S debt to the National Gas Company