PM urges states to clear power firms’ dues; launches 2 hydrogen plants
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday asked the state governments to clear power sector companies’ dues which are estimated at around Rs 2.5 lakh crore.
The Prime Minister regretted that the state governments are yet to clear subsidy commitments amounting to Rs 75,000 crore to power companies.
About Rs 2.5 lakh crore of companies engaged in electricity generation and distribution are stuck, he said while speaking at the closing function of the ‘Ujjwal Bharat Ujjwal Bhavishya Power @2047’ event.
Recalling the days of power shortages, the Prime Minister said that during the last eight years, about 1,70,000 MW of electricity generation capacity has been added.
