Discoms' Financial Health

Discoms face financial constraints due to payment delays from govt: ICRA

The state-owned power distribution companies are facing financial constraints despite improving their aggregate technical and commercial losses, according to an Icra report. The agency has cited delays in realising payments from state government departments for power supply as one of the reasons for the constrain of discom finances and assigned a negative outlook for the power distribution segment. The all-India aggregate technical and commercial (AT&C) losses for state-owned discoms declined from 23 per cent in FY2021 to 16.5 per cent in FY2022 and further to 15.8 per cent in FY2023 due to infrastructure upgrades and higher subsidy payout. Despite this progress, losses remain particularly high at over 20 per cent for the discoms in Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha and Uttar Pradesh, Icra noted. "The performance of state-owned discoms remains constrained by inadequate tariffs relative to the cost of supply, higher-than-regulator-approved AT&C losses, and a considerable

Regulatory assets of discoms increase 88,720 crore in June: Report

Discoms' regulatory assets cumulatively increased to Rs 88,720 crore by June 30, showed government data

Discoms' projected Rs 90,000 cr loss 'grossly inflated': Power ministry

ICRA in March in an analysis had indicated that discom losses will increase to Rs 90,000 crore in FY21, under a particular scenario

Discoms' outstanding dues to gencos fall 11.2% to Rs 81,628 cr in April

Total outstanding dues owed by electricity distribution utilities or discoms to power producers fell 11.2% to Rs 81,628 crore in April 2021 from a year ago

Discoms overdues falls by over Rs 151 bn to Rs 740 bn in Mar: Report

The outstanding overdues of power distribution utilities fell by over Rs 15,118 crore to Rs 74,510 crore in March this year, as compared to the preceding month, according to PFC Consulting Ltd data

Discoms' outstanding dues to power gencos rise 24% to Rs 1.36 trn in Dec

The portal was launched in May 2018 to bring in transparency in power purchase transactions between the generators and discoms

Discoms' outstanding dues to power gencos rise nearly 32% in January

Discoms in Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu account for the major portion of dues to power gencos

The DISCOM is dying, long live the DISCOM

At the end of FY16, the total outstanding debt of DISCOMs stood at Rs 4,146 billion and annual losses stood at Rs 657 billion