Outstanding dues of discoms to generators stood at Rs 1.02 trillion in February 2021

The total dues owed by discoms to power generators stood at Rs 1,026.84billionin February 2021, an increase of 17 per cent over the last year.

However, the total outstanding discom dues has decreased in February 2021 as compared to Rs 1,031.16 billion in January 2021 and Rs 1,026.76 billion in December 2020. Further, the total overdue amount of discoms, which was not cleared even after a grace period of 45 days offered by the generators, stood at Rs 915.49 billion in February 2021 as against Rs 738.67 billion in February 2020.