Delhi, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh together account for 51 per cent of the total outstanding towards the central power utilities.
According to figures released by the power ministry, states' power bill, as on December 31, 1997, towards central power utilities stood at about Rs 11,728 crore.
The power utilities include National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC), National Hydro Power Corporation, Rural Electrification Corporation, Power Finance Corporation and Power Grid Corporation.
Of the total dues of Rs 11,728 crore, Delhi, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh together account for Rs 5,600 crore.
Among these states, Uttar Pradesh has the highest bill of Rs 2,678 crore, followed by Delhi at Rs 1,548 crore and Bihar at Rs 1,376 crore.
The amount payable to National Thermal Power Corporation is the highest among all central power utilities at Rs 6,312 crore or 53 per cent.
Rural Electrification Corporation and National Hydro Power Corporation together have an outstanding of Rs 4,000 crore.
National Hydro Power Corporation's highest debtor is Uttar Pradesh Electricity Board with an outstanding of about Rs 1,300 crore, followed by the Delhi Vidyut Board at Rs 1,267 crore. Bihar's dues towards NTPC stand at about Rs 1,018 crore.
The three states together account for 57 per cent of the total dues towards NTPC, with an aggregate of Rs 3,585 crore.
Maharashtra has one of the lowest outstandings towards power utilities at about Rs 229 crore.
Haryana's dues are placed at about Rs 970, which includes an outstanding of Rs 660 crore towards National Hydro Power Corporation.
The biggest contributors towards National Hydro Power Corporation's outstandings of about Rs 2,000 crore are Haryana at Rs 660 crore, Uttar Pradesh at Rs 576 crore and Delhi Vidyut Board at 246 crore.
Dues payable to the Rural Electrification Corporation, placed at about Rs 2,031 crore, are mainly from Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Bihar and Andhra Pradesh.
Power Finance Corporation and Power Grid Corporation have relatively small outstandings, aggregating about Rs 700 crore, while the North Eastern Electric Power Corporation and the Damodar Valley Corporation have a total outstanding of around Rs 700 crore.
