The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) is considering setting up a web portal to publicly disclose payment delays to renewable energy players from power distribution companies (Discoms). The move is expected to usher in more transparency in pending payments.
A person aware of the recently held ‘ Chintan Baithak’ (brainstorming meet) conducted by MNRE said, “The issue of payment delays was raised at the Chintan Baithak . It was pointed out that payment in Telangana has been pending for over 9 months. The industry demanded that a portal similar to Payment Ratification and Analysis in Power procurement for bringing Transparency (PRAAPTI) portal be created for the RE sector to make payment process transparent. Delegates suggested that State-wise, developer-wise debt should be in public domain.”
