Lok Sabha Question No. 1865 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-28
Subject: Outstanding Dues of DISCOMS
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Nitesh Ganga Deb, Asaduddin Owaisi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1865 ANSWERED ON 28.07.2022

## OUTSTANDING DUES OF DISCOMS

1865. SHRI NITESH GANGA DEB: SHRI ASADUDDIN OWAISI:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that the State owned power distribution companies (DISCOMs) in the country have an outstanding dues of about Rs. 1.18 lakh crores to the power generation companies at present;
- (b) if so, the details of the outstanding dues, State-wise;
- (c) whether power generating companies have moved to Supreme Court to recover their dues from DISCOMs;
- (d) if so, the directions issued by the Supreme Court to the power utilizing and  distribution  companies  alongwith  the  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the Union

Government to pursue with the State Governments to clear their dues who are also availing power from national grid;

- (e) whether the Union Government has any proposal of liquidation scheme for State electricity distribution companies for paying their outstanding dues to power generation companies; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof?

## A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF POWER AND NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY (SHRI R.K. SINGH)

- (a) & (b) : As per data provided by the power sector Generating companies, on  the  PRAAPTI  Portal,  total  overdues  of  DISCOMs  towards  Central  Power Generation  Stations,  Independent  Power  Producers  (IPPs)  and  Renewable Energy (RE) Generators as on12.07.2022 are  Rs.109948 Cr. The details are placed at Annexure.

(c) to (f) : In wake of delays of payment by DISCOMs and payments arising out of Change in Law, a few Generating Companies have won cases against the DISCOMs in Supreme Court.

Recognizing  the  cash  flow  problems  arising  out  of  outstanding receivables of Generating Companies from DISCOMs and in order to increase basic  payment  discipline  in  the  power  sector  value  chain,  sustenance  of which has been matter of concern due to increasing receivables to Gencos, recently, Government of India promulgated Electricity (Late Payment Surcharge and Related Matters) Rules, 2022 on 3 rd  June, 2022. These rules entail obligations upon the DISOCMs to clear their legacy dues as existing on 03.06.2022 in a time bound phased manner in equated monthly installments with benefits of non applicability of late payment surcharge after 03.06.2022. These rules also provide framework for time bound clearance of current dues through establishment of a Payment Security Mechanism and disincentives of progressive withdrawal of open access as well as power regulations if the provisions of the Rules are not followed.

The Ministry of Power has also relaxed the Additional Prudential norms of PFC limited and REC limited to allow them to lend to the Utilities seeking  financial  assistance  to  clear  their  legacy  dues  in  line  with  Rules above within the overall lending frameworks prevalent in the country.

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## ANNEXURE

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1865 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 28.07.2022

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| Overdues of States/Discoms towards Gencos (CPSE, IPP, RE) excluding State Owned Gencos as on 12.07.2022   | Overdues of States/Discoms towards Gencos (CPSE, IPP, RE) excluding State Owned Gencos as on 12.07.2022   | Overdues of States/Discoms towards Gencos (CPSE, IPP, RE) excluding State Owned Gencos as on 12.07.2022   | Overdues of States/Discoms towards Gencos (CPSE, IPP, RE) excluding State Owned Gencos as on 12.07.2022   | Overdues of States/Discoms towards Gencos (CPSE, IPP, RE) excluding State Owned Gencos as on 12.07.2022   | Overdues of States/Discoms towards Gencos (CPSE, IPP, RE) excluding State Owned Gencos as on 12.07.2022   |
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|                                                                                                           |                                                                                                           | CPSEs                                                                                                     | IPPs                                                                                                      | REs                                                                                                       | (Rs. Cr.) Total                                                                                           |
| 1                                                                                                         | Andaman & Nicobar Islands                                                                                 | 3                                                                                                         | -                                                                                                         | -                                                                                                         | 3                                                                                                         |
| 2                                                                                                         | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                            | 345                                                                                                       | 1757                                                                                                      | 7843                                                                                                      | 9945                                                                                                      |
| 3                                                                                                         | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                         | -                                                                                                         | -                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                         |
| 4                                                                                                         | Assam                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                         | -                                                                                                         | 2                                                                                                         | 3                                                                                                         |
| 5                                                                                                         | Bihar                                                                                                     | 20                                                                                                        | 584                                                                                                       | 90                                                                                                        | 694                                                                                                       |
| 6                                                                                                         | Chandigarh                                                                                                | 78                                                                                                        | -                                                                                                         | -                                                                                                         | 78                                                                                                        |
| 7                                                                                                         | Chhattisgarh                                                                                              | 1                                                                                                         | 155                                                                                                       | 27                                                                                                        | 183                                                                                                       |
| 8                                                                                                         | Dadra & Nagar Haveli                                                                                      | 4                                                                                                         | -                                                                                                         | -                                                                                                         | 4                                                                                                         |
| 9                                                                                                         | Daman &Diu                                                                                                | 1                                                                                                         | 402                                                                                                       | -                                                                                                         | 403                                                                                                       |
| 10                                                                                                        | Delhi                                                                                                     | 470                                                                                                       | 5                                                                                                         | -                                                                                                         | 475                                                                                                       |
| 11                                                                                                        | Goa                                                                                                       | 10                                                                                                        | -                                                                                                         | -                                                                                                         | 10                                                                                                        |
| 12                                                                                                        | Gujarat                                                                                                   | 24                                                                                                        | 643                                                                                                       | 268                                                                                                       | 935                                                                                                       |
| 13                                                                                                        | Haryana                                                                                                   | 41                                                                                                        | 645                                                                                                       | -                                                                                                         | 686                                                                                                       |
| 14                                                                                                        | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                          | 8                                                                                                         | 53                                                                                                        | -                                                                                                         | 61                                                                                                        |
| 15                                                                                                        | Jammu & Kashmir                                                                                           | 7945                                                                                                      | 9                                                                                                         | -                                                                                                         | 7954                                                                                                      |
| 16                                                                                                        | Jharkhand                                                                                                 | 4091                                                                                                      | -                                                                                                         | -                                                                                                         | 4091                                                                                                      |
| 17                                                                                                        | Karnataka                                                                                                 | 368                                                                                                       | 841                                                                                                       | 2733                                                                                                      | 3942                                                                                                      |
| 18                                                                                                        | Kerala                                                                                                    | 61                                                                                                        | 501                                                                                                       | -                                                                                                         | 562                                                                                                       |
| 19                                                                                                        | Lakshadweep                                                                                               | -                                                                                                         | -                                                                                                         | -                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                         |
| 20                                                                                                        | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                            | 514                                                                                                       | 2895                                                                                                      | 2373                                                                                                      | 5782                                                                                                      |
| 21                                                                                                        | Maharashtra                                                                                               | 218                                                                                                       | 21017                                                                                                     | 1477                                                                                                      | 22712                                                                                                     |
| 22                                                                                                        | Manipur                                                                                                   | 50                                                                                                        | -                                                                                                         | -                                                                                                         | 50                                                                                                        |
| 23                                                                                                        | Meghalaya                                                                                                 | 608                                                                                                       | -                                                                                                         | -                                                                                                         | 608                                                                                                       |
| 24                                                                                                        | Mizoram                                                                                                   | 15                                                                                                        | -                                                                                                         | -                                                                                                         | 15                                                                                                        |
| 25                                                                                                        | Nagaland                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                         | -                                                                                                         | -                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                         |
| 26                                                                                                        | Odisha                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                         | 251                                                                                                       | 3                                                                                                         | 254                                                                                                       |
| 27                                                                                                        | Puducherry                                                                                                | 19                                                                                                        | -                                                                                                         | -                                                                                                         | 19                                                                                                        |
| 28                                                                                                        | Punjab                                                                                                    | 24                                                                                                        | 517                                                                                                       | 201                                                                                                       | 742                                                                                                       |
| 29                                                                                                        | Rajasthan                                                                                                 | 321                                                                                                       | 959                                                                                                       | 1155                                                                                                      | 2435                                                                                                      |
| 30                                                                                                        | Sikkim                                                                                                    | 13                                                                                                        | -                                                                                                         | -                                                                                                         | 13                                                                                                        |
| 31                                                                                                        | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                | 7908                                                                                                      | 10663                                                                                                     | 2828                                                                                                      | 21399                                                                                                     |
| 32                                                                                                        | Telangana                                                                                                 | 1094                                                                                                      | 12708                                                                                                     | 3442                                                                                                      | 17244                                                                                                     |
| 33                                                                                                        | Tripura                                                                                                   | 137                                                                                                       | -                                                                                                         | -                                                                                                         | 137                                                                                                       |
| 34                                                                                                        | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                             | 350                                                                                                       | 7603                                                                                                      | 20                                                                                                        | 7973                                                                                                      |
| 35                                                                                                        | Uttarakhand West Bengal                                                                                   | 3 0                                                                                                       | - 533                                                                                                     | - -                                                                                                       | 3                                                                                                         |
| 36                                                                                                        |                                                                                                           |                                                                                                           |                                                                                                           |                                                                                                           | 533                                                                                                       |
|                                                                                                           | Total                                                                                                     | 24745                                                                                                     | 62741                                                                                                     | 22462                                                                                                     | 109948                                                                                                    |

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