Outstanding dues of power producers on electricity distribution utilities have increased by more than 20 per cent to Rs 40,804 crore in January 2019 compared to the year-ago month, adding to the woes of the stressed sector.
According to PRAAPTI portal, discoms owed a total of Rs 33,848 crore to power generation companies in January 2018.
The portal was launched in May 2018 to bring transparency in power purchase transactions between generators and discoms.
