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The Irrigation section has immense outstanding dues of ₹33,653 crore till February-end this twelvemonth to 3 powerfulness utilities successful the signifier of vigor charges payable to the 2 organisation companies (Discoms), cognition and attraction charges payable to TG-Transco and towards superior works payable to the transmission inferior for completed and ongoing works.
According to the authorities of the Transmission Corporation of Telangana Ltd (TG-Transco), the vigor charges payable to the Discoms by the Irrigation section for drafting powerfulness to run lifting irrigation schemes/projects and different needs of the section are lasting astatine ₹27,027 crore. The dues pertain to the play betwixt April 1, 2021 to February 28, 2026.
The full dues besides see ₹1,745 crore cognition and attraction charges and ₹4,881 crore towards completed and ongoing superior works, some to the Transco.
In a caller missive addressed to the Engineer-in-Chief (General) of the Irrigation department, the Chief Engineer (LI Schemes) of TG-Transco brought to the former’s announcement that since the dues are precise precocious astatine slightest ₹500 crore beryllium released immediately, successful summation for bills amounting to ₹813.37 crore and for which tokens were already generated are pending clearance/release by the Finance department.
Release of specified tiny portions of the full dues are indispensable to alteration continued enactment and partial easing the fiscal accent being faced by the powerfulness utilities, the CE said. He reminded the contented of owed to the announcement of the ENC successful his missive pursuing a petition made by CE (Irrigation) Warangal earlier this months seeking continuous powerfulness proviso for cognition of 2 pumps (62 MW capableness together) of the Devannapeta pump-house of Devadula Lift Irrigation Scheme 24×7.
Further, the Transco CE stated that the powerfulness utilities person stressed the request for cognition of the LI schemes’ pumping stations predominantly during the day-time successful presumption of the availability of lower-cost star powerfulness since the proviso during highest nighttime and aboriginal greeting hours would travel astatine importantly higher cost.
Such an arrangement, readying of LI pumping stations’ cognition during daytime, would assistance the powerfulness utilities to minimise reliance connected peak-hour high-cost procurement and proviso of energy. The Transco has requested the Irrigation section to re-examine the request of vigor proviso during daytime and program it for nighttime hours operations to trim the accent connected the strategy arsenic besides the fiscal burden.
Accumulation of immense outstanding dues is besides impacting the fiscal presumption and operational sustainability of TG-Transco severely. The Transco CE requested the Irrigation section to pass a revised docket for the cognition of Devannapeta pumping presumption for maximising day-time vigor utilisation and minimising fiscal burden.
