"The two Discoms of Delhi - BSES Rajdhani Power Ltd (BRPL)and BSES Yamuna Power Ltd (BYPL) - have been repeatedly requested by Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) to clear the outstandings immediately; else face the non-supply of power from its power stations," DVC said in a statement today.
The two discoms have been receiving power from DVC since April 2007 as per the power puchase agreements signed between them. In spite of repeated reminders by DVC, the discoms have not yet provided payment security mechanism in terms of the agreement, it said. The discoms belong to the Anil Ambani Reliance Group.
The amount due to be paid by BSES Rajdhani stands at about Rs 169 Crore while BSES Yamuna Power has a liability of about Rs 162 Crore, as on date, DVC said.
It supplies nearly 280 MW electricity to BSES Rajdhani and BSES Yamuna together. Delhi's daily electricity requirement during the peak summer is about 5,500 MW. The city is already reeling under power cuts.
DVC said, keeping in mind the distress of people of NCT of Delhi in extreme hot summer, it is still supplying power, as per agreements in spite of huge accumulation of dues.
However, if such situation prevails, DVC may be constrained to divert power allocated to these discoms to other places as both the companies are neither paying the current dues in full nor clearing the arrears, DVC said.
