Rs 23,676 cr due on power discoms being financed by Delhi govt: Chief Secretary

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Delhi Chief Secretary Naresh Kumar raised serious concerns over the dues by power companies of the national capital and said that out of five discoms, only three are paying dues regularly.

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Naresh Kumar said that two power companies, BYPL and BRPL, owned by Anil Ambani, are not paying their dues to the Delhi government-owned companies IPGCL, PPCL, and GTL.

More than Rs 23,676 crore are due on BYPL and BRPL, the chief secretary revealed.

Kumar, in his note, also alleged that Rs 23,676 due on BYPL and BRPL are being unofficially financed by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)-led Delhi government. 

“These two companies are making payments to other power generation companies which do not come under the purview of the Delhi government and even paying to the subsidiaries of NTPC,” Naresh Kumar said.

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The chief secretary further alleged that power production by Delhi government companies has been reduced to 102 MW against an installed capacity of 1877 MW, which is just 5.4 per cent of the total capacity.

Responding to the allegations made by Delhi Power Minister Atishi, Kumar said that the AAP leader claimed that she did not get files of power discoms for consideration, but the fact is it was sent to minister’s office no March 15 itself. 

Earlier, Atishi had said that a file on power subsidy was yet not officially produced before the Delhi government, and claimed that the power department officials said they were under “pressure” to stop the free electricity scheme.

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The claims made by the chief secretary comes a day after Delhi cabinet in its meeting approved extending the power subsidy scheme for one year. Announcing the extension of the scheme, Atishi said that people of Delhi will continue to get free electricity on monthly consumption of 200 units. Those using 201-400 units will get a 50 per cent subsidy.