₹4.5 trillion this fiscal, according to a Crisil Ratings report.Discoms’ problems have assumed alarming proportions with states struggling to pay for the electricity bought, with the world’ longest lockdown worsening the already precarious finances of power discoms due to lower realizations.“The Centre’s recent ₹90,000 crore liquidity line will help state power distribution companies (discoms) settle a significant portion of their overdue bills to generating companies.
However, with power demand weak and cash losses high amid the Covid-19 pandemic, discoms would end up owing lenders a staggering ₹4.5 lakh crore by the end of this fiscal, or 30% more than last fiscal," the report said.This comes in the backdrop of the discoms being the the.