New Delhi: Power producers’ total outstanding dues owed by distribution companies increased around 45 per cent to ₹81,085 crore in November 2019 over the same month previous year, reflecting stress in the sector.
Distribution companies (discoms) owed a total of ₹54,834 crore to power generation companies in November 2018, according to portal PRAAPTI (Payment Ratification And Analysis in Power procurement for bringing Transparency in Invoicing of generators).
The portal was launched in May 2018 to bring in transparency in power purchase transactions between generators and discoms.
