Distribution companies (discoms) owed a total of Rs 87,888 crore to power generation firms in February 2020, according to portal PRAA (Payment Ratification And Analysis in Power procurement for bringing Transparency in Invoicing of generators)

The distribution companies (discoms) owed a total of Rs 1,10,660 crore to power generation firms in December 2019, according to the portal PRAAPTI

The Ministry of Power has already announced that it is planning to replace 250 million conventional electricity metres with smart metres by 2022 in Indian homes under the Smart Meter National programme to stop pilferage and encourage timely payment

In November 2020, the total overdue amount, which was not cleared even after 45 days of grace period offered by generators, stood at Rs 1,29,868 crore as against Rs 93,215 crore in the year-ago period

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Discoms in Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Jharkhand, Haryana and Tamil Nadu account for the major portion of dues to power gencos

In August 2020, the total overdue amount, which was not cleared even after 45 days of grace period offered by generators, stood at Rs 1,20,439 crore, as against Rs 78,646 crore in the year-ago period

Power producers owed distribution firms a total of Rs 1.33 lakh crore in June 2020 as against the outstanding amount of Rs 90,655 crore in June 2019

Power producers give 60 days to discoms for paying bills for the supply of electricity

At present, the central government has given leeway to discoms for paying dues to gencos in view of the lockdown to contain COVID-19 across the country

In Delhi, the power consumption declined around 726 MW on Sunday night. The minimum power load of 1,235 MW was recorded for eight minutes past 9 pm

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Discoms in Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu account for the major portion of dues to power gencos.

Budget 2020: Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government has managed to exceed its disinvestment targets (revised estimates) for the past three financial years. But, so far during FY20, just Rs 17, 364.3 crore has been obtained through disinvestment transactions

Budget 2020: Total outstanding dues owed by distribution companies spiked 45 per cent to Rs 81,085 crore in November 2019 over the same month previous year, reflecting stress in the sector

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Distribution companies (discoms) owed a total of Rs 54,834 crore to power generation companies in November 2018, according to portal PRAAPTI