Total outstanding dues owed by electricity distribution companies (discoms) to power producers rose 1.3 per cent year-on-year to Rs 1,13,227 crore in December.
Discoms owed total Rs 1,11,762 crore to power generation firms in December 2020, according to portal PRAAPTI (Payment Ratification And Analysis in Power procurement for bringing Transparency in Invoicing of generators).
Total dues in December 2021 also increased sequentially compared to Rs 1,13,081 crore in November this year.