New Delhi, Apr 9 () Outstanding dues of power producers on electricity distribution utilities have increased by more than 20 per cent to Rs 40,804 crore in January 2019 compared to the year-ago month, adding to the woes of the stressed sector.
According to PRAA portal, discoms owed a total of Rs 33,848 crore to power generation companies in January 2018.
The portal was launched in May 2018 to bring transparency in power purchase transactions between generators and discoms.
In January this year, total overdue amount, which was not cleared even after 60 days of grace period offered by generators, stood at Rs 26,052 crore against Rs 20,264 crore in same month in 2018.
