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The government is in the process of rolling out a new tariff policy and UDAY 2.0 to address the issue of losses of discoms, which is the "only difficulty" in ensuring round the clock electricity supply for all, Power Minister R K Singh said.
According to the PRAA portal, the total outstanding of the discoms to gencos as of July this year stood at Rs 73,425 crore, including the overdue amount of Rs 55,276 crore.
The dues to discoms become overdue after 60 days of non-payment of the bill, allowing gencos charge penal interest on that.
"There is a capacity to transfer (supply) any quantum (of power). There ......