The central government has directed the Telangana government to clear pending dues of Rs 34.41 billion to Andhra Pradesh generation companies within 30 days.
Further, the central government has has asked Telangana to pay a sum of Rs 33.15 as late payment surcharge (up to July 31, 2022). Following the instructions of the Power System Operation Corporation Limited (POCOSO), the Andhra Pradesh genco supplied power to Telangana discoms from June, 2, 2014 (appointed day for bifurcation) to June 10, 2017. Andhra Pradesh had been struggling to get the dues from Telangana since bifurcation.