The abandoned state of Ten-Bel holiday complex has returned to Belgian television. In this case, because of the people who continue to live there and who have been without power for more than a month. Your situation is desperate.
In the holiday complex, 4,000 people are no power for a month. This problem does not originate in the fact that the electricity bill was not paid within the period agreed by the residents, but rather in the fact that the administrator of this complex of Belgian origin seized the advance amounts, which amount to a total of 1, 8 million euros approximately.
One of those affected is Dirk Puype, who explained to the television network HLN that only has one floor in the Dawnone of the eight communities of ten-bel: “I am 65 years old and this apartment seemed like a suitable place to spend the winter after my retirement. But only six months have passed and I already regret it”, testimony that has also been collected on the Belgian news website 7sur7.
Dirk has been without electricity for a month, specifically since last December 29. “I was coming back from the hospital,” he says. “I tripped and broke my foot. I had to walk up four flights of stairs with my cast. The elevator was not working because there was no electricity. This lasted a few days until the emergency generators arrived. Until then, I hadn’t slept a wink either. I’ve been sleeping on a respirator for years, but it’s powered by electricity.”
Residents of the complex have had electricity since the beginning of January, supplied by diesel generators, which “are making a fuss and cost 4,500 euros a week,” says Fleur Robbrecht, a Belgian whose family has owned an apartment in Ten Bel for more than 30 years old. “As a temporary fix, these generators are fine, but it looks like the situation could go on forever.”
According to Fleur Robbrecht, based on her own research, “it is strange, because all the residents have paid a large sum every month, on time, for all utilities and maintenance. In our case, it was 272 euros”.
Therefore, it appears that these advances were never paid by the administrator. “Ten-Bel Turismo SL, the company that owns 51% of the apartments in Alborada, has not paid any bills for months. They are in the red for 1.8 million euros. The remaining 49% bear the brunt, because as Ten Bel was a large holiday park, there is only one transformer and electricity meter. So if you cut the power, it’s a problem for everyone, including those who have always paid.”
