Cabinet approves measures to provide liquidity in power sector

20 Aug 2020 Evaluate

In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved measures to provide liquidity in the power sector due to the financial stress caused by covid-19.

The Cabinet approved a one-time relaxation to Power Finance Corporation (PFC) and Rural Electrification Corporation (REC) for extending loans to Distribution Companies (DISCOMs) above limits of working capital cap of 25% of last year’s revenues under Ujwal DISCOM Assurance Yojana (UDAY).

The one-time relaxation will help in providing liquidity to the power sector and ensure payments by State Governments to DISCOMs. As per the notification, the liquidity of the power sector is not expected to improve in the short term, as economic activity and power demand will take some time to pick up.  There is, thus, an immediate need to infuse liquidity in the power sector for continuation of power supply.

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