Energy Minister V. Sunil Kumar on Friday said the State government would soon clear pending dues of ₹355 crore to power generators. The Union Power Ministry on Thursday barred 13 States, including Karnataka, from buying or selling electricity from the spot market for not clearing dues of ₹5,085 crore to power generators.
Mr. Kumar told The Hindu that the pending dues were a "routine matter" and the department would clear them in a few days.
The Power System Operation Corporation (POSOCO), a body of the Power Ministry, invoked the Electricity (Late Payment Surcharge and Related Matters) Rules, 2022, to bar power distribution companies (Discoms) from alternative short-term sources. Discoms of four States in the south — Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, and Karnataka — are among those on the ban list.