State-run power gencos owe Rs 6,477.5 crore to Coal India Ltd
State-run power generating companies of Maharashtra, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Tamil Nadu, Rajashthan and Madhya Pradesh owe Rs 6,477.5 crore to Coal India Ltd amid the country grappling with coal shortages.
At present, the country is witnessing a power crisis on account of coal shortages.
While Maharashtra State Power Generation Company owes the maximum Rs 2,608.07 crore to Coal India (CIL), West Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited (WBPDCL) has to pay Rs 1,066.40 crore to the PSU, according to sources.
Tenughat Vidyut Nigam Ltd — a government of Jharkhand undertaking — owes coal dues of Rs 1,018.22 crore to CIL, followed by Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Ltd (Rs 823.92 crore), Madhya Pradesh Power Generating Company (Rs 531.42 crore) and Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd (Rs 429.47 crore), they added.
