After sparring over sharing of Krishna river waters, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana are now locked in a battle over electricity dues between the two states pending since the bifurcation of the combined state in June 2014.
Andhra Pradesh Power Generation Corporation (APGenco) on Monday moved the Telangana high court stating that the two Discoms of Telangana – Southern Power Distribution Company Ltd (SPDCL) and Northern Power Distribution Company Ltd (NPDCL) — owed dues to the extent of ₹3,441.78 crore, along with interest of ₹2,841.90 crore, as on August 31, 2021.
A division bench of the high court comprising acting chief justice M S Ramachandra Rao and justice T Vinod Kumar, which admitted the petition of APGenco, issued notices to the Telangana principal secretary (energy), SPDCL, NPDCL, and Telangana power co-ordination committee,
