Discoms’ outstanding dues towards gencos to be eliminated by 2026

Reportedly, outstanding dues of discoms towards gencos will be eliminated in the next four years.

The government has converted the total outstanding dues of discoms toward gencos into equated monthly installments (EMIs). These EMIs have maximum tenure of four years and thus the total outstanding dues of discoms would be nil by 2026. Currently, the total outstanding dues of the discoms towards gencos is around Rs 1,130 billion.