Punjab: Rs 2,366 crore power bills pending against govt departments, on top electricity bill defaulter list

The government departments are the major defaulters of electricity bills with Rs 2,366 crore power bills pending against them as of April 2022, according to Punjab State Electricity Board Engineers’ Association.

This was apprised to Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema at a meeting on Monday by the association while expressing concern over the poor financial health of the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL).

Subsidy bills of Rs 9,000 crore are also pending against the Punjab government as of date, the association said.

Sharing the details, the association said Rs 1,095 crore power bill is pending against the department of water supply and sanitation, Rs 718 crore against the department of local government,