Analysis

Aguas Andinas' Overdue Customer Debt Rose 11% in 2025 as Fewer Customers Fell Behind

Aguas Andinas' overdue customer debt rose 11% to CLP 98,859 million in 2025 while customers in arrears fell to 244,369; tariffs rose 53.2% in 2020–2025 against 37.7% inflation.

Overdue customer debt at Aguas Andinas reached CLP 98,859 million at the end of 2025, up 11% from CLP 89,169 million a year earlier, according to the company's 2025 integrated report and data tables. Over the same year, the number of customers in arrears fell from 271,784 to 244,369.

Debt concentrated in fewer accounts

The two figures point in different directions: the debt pool grew while the number of late payers shrank, so more debt now sits with fewer accounts. The wider group served 2,388,110 drinking water customers across Greater Santiago in June 2026.

Bills have risen faster than prices

Company figures show Aguas Andinas' tariffs rose 53.2% between 2020 and 2025, against consumer price inflation of 37.7%, including indexation and charges for new works. The 2025–2030 settlement, set by Decree No. 47 of May 15, 2025, added base increases of 3.0% in March 2025, 1.0% in December 2025 and 1.0% in March 2026, plus a separate tariff for drought and climate works.

Service complaints are also up

Complaints to Aguas Andinas rose from 203,535 in 2024 to 211,113 in 2025. Average supply interruptions lasted 5.46 hours in 2025.

How the company's finances, networks, water resources and CLP 365 billion tariff-linked investment plan fit together, and which customer and supply risks to watch through 2027, are set out in the full profile. The full report, Utility Intelligence Profile: Aguas Andinas, is available for USD 99. For a free overview, read the Aguas Andinas Utility Snapshot.

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