NAMAKKAL: The TANGEDCO, which pulls the plug on commoners defaulting on bill payments, has no such option with various government departments that have defaulted on bill payments for years. As a result, the arrears keep increasing every year.
Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (TANGEDCO) officials told TNIE the Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) was battling a financial crisis due to multiple reasons, including rising cost of power generation; increase in coal price and the cost of power purchased through external agreements; transportation cost; and additional commitments. “It is in this situation that the government departments are being wilful defaulters,” they said.
