24x7 power supply, complaints redressal in fixed time; cabinet to okay new consumer charter soon
In an exclusive interview with Business Today, Union Minister of Power, New and Renewable Energy RK Singh said the government is working on making policies that are consumer-centric and bring attitudinal change among discoms to provide better services
- Aug 12, 2020,
- Updated Aug 12, 2020 3:38 PM IST
Even as India added power capacity at a much faster pace and now has surplus power, many states are still witnessing electricity cuts. Loaded with heavy losses, discoms perennially face a cash crunch and hence unable to pay power generation companies for (buying) additional power. Left with no choice, they go for load-shedding.
As per research and rating firm ICRA, discoms' total outstanding dues to power generating companies stood at Rs 1,17,000 crore as of May 2020.
Even as India added power capacity at a much faster pace and now has surplus power, many states are still witnessing electricity cuts. Loaded with heavy losses, discoms perennially face a cash crunch and hence unable to pay power generation companies for (buying) additional power. Left with no choice, they go for load-shedding.
As per research and rating firm ICRA, discoms' total outstanding dues to power generating companies stood at Rs 1,17,000 crore as of May 2020.