Lok Sabha Question No. 3175 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-04
Subject: Payment to Gencos by Discoms
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: P. Velusamy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3175 ANSWERED ON 04.08.2022

## PAYMENT TO GENCOS BY DISCOMS

3175.   SHRI VELUSAMY P.:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

(a) the details of the outstanding amount of Discoms to be paid to Gencos;

(b) whether  the  Government  is  monitoring  the  payment  system  of  Gencos  under  'Payment Rectification and Analysis in Power Procurement for bringing Transparency in Invoicing';

(c) if so, the details of the steps taken by the Government to secure the payment to Gencos by the Discoms since the procurement of input costs of Gencos also would be under default;

(d) whether  the  Government  has  any  proposal  for  liquidity  infusion  for  Discoms  to  pay  the arrears to Gencos;

- (e) if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) if not, the steps taken by the Government toensure timely payment to Gencos?

## A N S W E R

## THE MINISTER OF POWER AND NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY

(SHRI R.K. SINGH)

(a) : As per data provided by the power sector Generating companies, on the PRAPTI Portal,  total  outstanding  amount  to  paid  by  Electricity  Distribution  Companies  (DISCOMs)  to Central Power Generation Stations, Independent Power Producers (IPPs) and Renewable Energy (RE) Generators as on 12.07.2022 are Rs.1,09,948 Crores. State-wise Details of power dues are Annexed.

(b) : Ministry  of  Power  have  launched  web-portal  called  PRAPTI  (Payment  Ratification and  Analysis  in  Power  procurement  for  bringing  Transparency  in  Invoicing  of  generators)  for transparency in monitoring of GENCO, dues at the national level.

(c) to (f) : 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 DISCOMs 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 regulation if the provisions of the Rules are not followed. DISCOMs can avail loans from PFC Ltd. and REC Ltd. to clear their dues to Generating Companies.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3175 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 04.08.2022

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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   | Overdues of States/Discoms towards Gencos (CPSE, IPP, RE) excluding State Owned Gencos as on 12.07.2022   |
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| Sl. No.                                                                                                   | States                                                                                                    | DISCOMs                                                                                                   | CPSEs                                                                                                     | IPPs                                                                                                      | REs                                                                                                       | Total                                                                                                     |
| 1                                                                                                         | Andaman & Nicobar Islands                                                                                 | Electricity Department, Govt. of Andaman and Nicobar Islands                                              | 3                                                                                                         | -                                                                                                         | -                                                                                                         | 3                                                                                                         |
| 2                                                                                                         | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                            | Andhra Pradesh Central Power Distribution Company Limited                                                 | 23                                                                                                        | -                                                                                                         | -                                                                                                         | 23                                                                                                        |
|                                                                                                           |                                                                                                           | Andhra Pradesh Eastern Power Distribution Company Limited                                                 | 37                                                                                                        | -                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                         | 37                                                                                                        |
|                                                                                                           |                                                                                                           | Andhra Pradesh Power Purchase Coordination Committee                                                      | 168                                                                                                       | 1723                                                                                                      | 2250                                                                                                      | 4141                                                                                                      |
|                                                                                                           |                                                                                                           | Andhra Pradesh Southern Power Distribution Company Limited                                                | 117                                                                                                       | 34                                                                                                        | 5593                                                                                                      | 5744                                                                                                      |
| 3                                                                                                         | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                         | Arunachal Power Distribution Department                                                                   | 0                                                                                                         | -                                                                                                         | -                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                         |
| 4                                                                                                         | Assam                                                                                                     | Assam Power Distribution Company Limited                                                                  | 1                                                                                                         | -                                                                                                         | 2                                                                                                         | 3                                                                                                         |
| 5                                                                                                         |                                                                                                           | Bihar State Power Holding Company Limited                                                                 | -                                                                                                         | 2                                                                                                         | -                                                                                                         | 2                                                                                                         |
|                                                                                                           | Bihar                                                                                                     | North Bihar Power Distribution Company Ltd.                                                               | 9                                                                                                         | 213                                                                                                       | 84                                                                                                        | 306                                                                                                       |
|                                                                                                           |                                                                                                           | South Bihar Power Distribution Company Ltd.                                                               | 11                                                                                                        | 369                                                                                                       | 6                                                                                                         | 386                                                                                                       |
| 6                                                                                                         | Chandigarh                                                                                                | Chandigarh Electricity Department                                                                         | 78                                                                                                        | -                                                                                                         | -                                                                                                         | 78                                                                                                        |
|                                                                                                           |                                                                                                           | Chhattisgarh State Power Distribution Company Limited                                                     | 1                                                                                                         | -                                                                                                         | 27                                                                                                        | 28                                                                                                        |
| 7                                                                                                         | Chhattisgarh                                                                                              | Chhattisgarh State Power Trading Company Limited                                                          | -                                                                                                         | 155                                                                                                       | -                                                                                                         | 155                                                                                                       |
| 8                                                                                                         | Dadra & Nagar Haveli                                                                                      | Daman & Dui Electricity Department                                                                        | 4                                                                                                         | -                                                                                                         | -                                                                                                         | 4                                                                                                         |
| 9                                                                                                         | Daman & Diu                                                                                               | Dadra and Nagar Haveli Electricity Department                                                             | 1                                                                                                         | 402                                                                                                       | -                                                                                                         | 403                                                                                                       |
|                                                                                                           |                                                                                                           | BSES Rajdhani Power Limited                                                                               | 111                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                         | -                                                                                                         | 111                                                                                                       |
|                                                                                                           |                                                                                                           | BSES Yamuna Power Limited                                                                                 | 358                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                         | -                                                                                                         | 358                                                                                                       |
| 10                                                                                                        | Delhi                                                                                                     | Delhi Tata Power Distribution Limited                                                                     | 1                                                                                                         | 5                                                                                                         | -                                                                                                         | 6                                                                                                         |
|                                                                                                           |                                                                                                           | The New Delhi Municipal Council                                                                           | 0                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                         | -                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                         |
| 11                                                                                                        | Goa                                                                                                       | Goa Power Department                                                                                      | 10                                                                                                        | -                                                                                                         | -                                                                                                         | 10                                                                                                        |
|                                                                                                           |                                                                                                           | Dakshin Gujarat Vij Company Ltd                                                                           | -                                                                                                         | -                                                                                                         | 1                                                                                                         | 1                                                                                                         |
|                                                                                                           |                                                                                                           | Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited                                                                          | 24                                                                                                        | 643                                                                                                       | 263                                                                                                       | 930                                                                                                       |
| 12                                                                                                        | Gujarat                                                                                                   | Madhya Gujarat Vij Company Ltd                                                                            | -                                                                                                         | -                                                                                                         | 1                                                                                                         | 1                                                                                                         |
|                                                                                                           |                                                                                                           | Paschim Gujarat Vij Company Ltd                                                                           | -                                                                                                         | -                                                                                                         | 1                                                                                                         | 1                                                                                                         |
|                                                                                                           |                                                                                                           | Uttar Gujarat Vij Company Ltd                                                                             | -                                                                                                         | -                                                                                                         | 2                                                                                                         | 2                                                                                                         |
| 13                                                                                                        | Haryana                                                                                                   | Haryana Power Purchase Centre                                                                             | 41                                                                                                        | 645                                                                                                       | -                                                                                                         | 686                                                                                                       |
|                                                                                                           |                                                                                                           | Govt. of HP                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                         | -                                                                                                         | -                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                         |
| 14                                                                                                        | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                          | Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board Limited                                                          | 8                                                                                                         | 53                                                                                                        | -                                                                                                         | 61                                                                                                        |
|                                                                                                           |                                                                                                           | Jammu and Kashmir Power Distribution Department                                                           | 7257                                                                                                      | -                                                                                                         | -                                                                                                         | 7257                                                                                                      |
| 15                                                                                                        | Jammu & Kashmir                                                                                           | Jammu And Kashmir State Power Trading Company Limited                                                     | 688                                                                                                       | 9                                                                                                         | -                                                                                                         | 697                                                                                                       |
| 16                                                                                                        | Jharkhand                                                                                                 | Jharkhand Bijli Vitran Nigam Limited                                                                      | 4091                                                                                                      | -                                                                                                         | -                                                                                                         | 4091                                                                                                      |

..........2.

|       |                | Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Ltd.                | 120   | 236   | 818   | 1174   |
|-------|----------------|----------------------------------------------------------|-------|-------|-------|--------|
|       |                | Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation Limited    | 7     | 26    | 237   | 270    |
| 17    | Karnataka      | Gulbarga Electricity Supply Company Ltd.                 | 90    | 31    | 704   | 825    |
|       |                | Hubli Electricity Supply Company Ltd.                    | 151   | 524   | 950   | 1625   |
|       |                | Mangalore Electricity Supply Company Ltd.                | 0     | 24    | 24    | 48     |
| 18    | Kerala         | The Kerala State Electricity Board                       | 61    | 501   | -     | 562    |
| 19    | Lakshadweep    |                                                          | -     | -     | -     | 0      |
| 20    | Madhya Pradesh | Madhya Pradesh Power Generation Company Limited          | 0     | 576   | 38    | 614    |
|       |                | Madhya Pradesh Power Management Co Ltd                   | 514   | 2319  | 2335  | 5168   |
|       |                | AMEL                                                     | -     | 0     | 0     | 0      |
| 21    |                | Best Undertaking                                         | -     | -     | 3     | 3      |
| 21    | Maharashtra    | Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Co. Ltd       | 218   | 21017 | 1467  | 22702  |
| 21    |                | Maharashtra Tata Power DDL                               | -     | -     | 7     | 7      |
| 22    | Manipur        | Manipur State Power Distribution Company Ltd.            | 50    | -     | -     | 50     |
| 23    | Meghalaya      | Meghalaya Power Distribution Corporation Limited         | 608   | -     | -     | 608    |
| 24    | Mizoram        | Mizoram Power Department                                 | 15    | -     | -     | 15     |
| 25    | Nagaland       | Nagaland Power Department                                | 0     | -     | -     | 0      |
| 26    | Odisha         | Grid Corporation of Odisha                               | 0     | 251   | 3     | 254    |
| 27    | Puducherry     | Puducherry Power Department                              | 19    | -     | -     | 19     |
| 28    | Punjab         | Punjab State Power Corporation Limited                   | 24    | 517   | 201   | 742    |
| 29    |                | Ajmer Vidyut Vitran Nigam Ltd.                           | 36    | 174   | 277   | 487    |
|       |                | Jodhpur Vidyut Vitran Nigam Ltd.                         | 199   | 425   | 319   | 943    |
|       |                | Jaipur Vidyut Vitran Nigam Ltd.                          | 60    | 216   | 543   | 819    |
|       | Rajasthan      | Rajasthan Discoms Power Procurement Centre               | 26    | 0     | 16    | 42     |
|       |                | Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Prasaran Nigam Limited            | -     | 144   | 0     | 144    |
| 30    | Sikkim         | Sikkim Power Department                                  | 13    | -     | -     | 13     |
| 31    | Tamil Nadu     | Tamil Nadu Generation & Distribution Corporation Limited | 7221  | 10663 | 2692  | 20576  |
|       |                | Tamil Nadu Electricity Board                             | 687   | -     | 136   | 823    |
| 32    |                | Telangana State Northern Power Distribution Company      | 117   | 75    | 504   | 696    |
|       | Telangana      | Telangana State Power Commission Company                 | 708   | 12027 | 1446  | 14181  |
|       |                | Telangana State Southern Power Distribution Company      | 269   | 606   | 1492  | 2367   |
| 33    | Tripura        | Tripura State Electricity Corporation Limited            | 137   | -     | -     | 137    |
| 34    | Uttar Pradesh  | Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Ltd                      | 350   | 7603  | 20    | 7973   |
| 35    | Uttarakhand    | Uttarakhand Power Corporation Limited                    | 3     | -     | -     | 3      |
|       |                | CESC LTD                                                 | -     | -     | -     | -      |
| 36    | West Bengal    | Damodar Valley Corporation                               | 0     | -     | -     | 0      |
| 36    |                | West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd.  | 0     | 533   | -     | 533    |
| Total | Total          | Total                                                    | 24745 | 62741 | 22462 | 109948 |

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