Overview
- The distributor sent a formal carta documento demanding payment or a plan within 15 days and warning it will remove community meters serving low‑income neighborhoods.
- The claimed arrears total ARS 7,489,275,928.74, tied to the municipality’s cessation of community‑meter payments in June 2024 after more than 20 years.
- EDES says a financing proposal it presented in March 2025 went unanswered and argues it cannot continue absorbing the cost.
- Mayor Federico Susbielles says the city is negotiating with the provincial government to avoid shutoffs and secure provincial coverage for social users similar to the AMBA.
- Municipal officials estimate potential cuts could affect about 100 families, and EDES warns the mounting debt threatens service sustainability across much of its concession.