The pending dues of power distribution companies to power generation companies are on a rise even as the demand for power has risen in recent months. The total pending dues of discoms rose 48 per cent on-year and 4 per cent on-month to Rs 1.27 lakh crore as of September 2020, said a report by Emkay. Also, the total outstanding amount was Rs 1.39 lakh crore, which was higher than the November 2015 peak of Rs 1.35 lakh crore. The discoms in Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, J&K, and Telangana account for 79 per cent of the total overdue to generation companies.
