Centre orders Telangana to pay Rs 6,756 crore power dues to Andhra Pradesh; KCR govt cries foul
The Union Power Ministry has directed the Telangana government to pay power dues, including late payment surcharge, to the tune of Rs 6,756 crore to Andhra Pradesh within a month.
According to an order issued to the Telangana government, the dues pertained to the power supplied between June 2, 2014 to June 10, 2017 by APGenco (Andhra Pradesh Power Generation Corporation) to Telangana DISCOMS as per the provisions of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act.
Representations have been received from Andhra Pradesh that Telangana has not paid for the power supplied to the state from June 2, 2014 to June 10, 2017, the order said.
