Power stations threaten to pull the plug on PKP due to unpaid bills

Today, representatives of Polish State Railways (PKP) are meeting the representatives of power plants to talk about PKP Energetyka's debt of zł.250 million. PKP is counting on the government's reserves set up for the company, but the problem is the government has already promised to support local authorities that finance local transport with the same money. "We are waiting for a good proposal to solve the debt problem. Power plants have to take out bank loans to cover PKP's unpaid bills," said Dariusz Libera, president of Polish Union of Power Suppliers. PKP Energetyka co-operates with 34 power suppliers who warn that should the talks end without a clear solution to the problem, they will start cutting off power from Wednesday. If this happens, it is likely that passengers traveling from Warsaw to Gdańsk might be the first ones to suffer. (Puls Biznesu, pp. 1, 12) D.W.