Hyderabad, Oct. 15 -- Telangana discoms, TGSPDCL and TGNPDCL, have received interim relief in a dispute over the recovery of Rs 24.1 crore through the Centre's power payment monitoring system.

On Wednesday, October 14, Telangana High Court Justice EV Venugopal provided the interim relief while hearing a lunch-motion petition filed by the two discoms.

Telangana discoms challenge Rs 24.1 crore power dues

According to the petition, the dispute originated from a 1997 power purchase agreement between the erstwhile Andhra Pradesh Electricity Board and Lanco Kondapalli Power Limited.

The discoms claimed that the power plant began operations nearly 27 months later than scheduled. For several years, the disagreements over certain cost componen...