Discom Dues Rise More Than 1.5 Times in a Year

Amount owed by power producers to distribution companies rose more than 1.5 times between September 2019 (` 94,597 crore) and September 2020 (` 1.42 lakh crore) The share of central power producers was 37.18 per cent; among central public sector power generators, NTPC owed ` 22,240 crore, followed by NLC India at ` 6,770.20 crore and Damodar Valley Corporation at ` 5,662.10 crore