Escoms owe UPCL Rs 2.6k crore; coal import hit
UDUPI: Two coal-based thermal power plants of Udupi Power Corporation Limited (UPCL), each of 600MW capacity, have been shut for over two months, as coal could not be imported. Four power distribution companies — Escoms — have not paid dues running into Rs 2,671 crore.
The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission has already ordered the Escoms to pay up. While Hescom dues total Rs 1,385 crore, Gescom follows with Rs 563 crore, and CESC, Mysuru, with Rs 499 crore. Bescom has dues of Rs 224 crore and Mescom Rs 17 crore.
