Andhra Pradesh’s dues to state discoms pile up, hit Rs 2,100 crore

Andhra Pradesh was regarded as a leader among Indian states in embracing the environmentally benign renewable energy sources;
its installed wind/solar capacity of 7,177 MW is around 12% of the country’s total capacity of 63,800 MW.

However, that success story seems unravelling. Andhra Pradesh discoms’ dues to the renewable power units are now over a quarter of the combined dues of all discoms in the country. According to official data, AP discoms owed Rs 2,112 crore to renewable units as on July 31 — that was 26% of the combined dues of Rs 8,232 crore of the country’s discoms to 22,460 mega-watt (MW) of renewable energy projects, which submitted the relevant data to the Central Electricity Authority (CEA).