UP sugar mills urge Adityanath to clear Rs 475 cr power dues

Apathy delaying Uttar Pradesh sugarcane farmers payments

Uttar Pradesh private sugar millers have urged the Yogi Adityanath government for payment of power dues owed by state power utility Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL) to facilitate speedier settlement of sugarcane farmers’ arrears.

The mills supply bagasse-based power generated to UPPCL under power purchase agreement (PPA) during crushing season for on-grid supply to consumers.

However, UPPCL has not cleared dues of about Rs 475 crore pertaining to the previous 2016-17 crushing season. Interestingly, the state mills are bogged down by cane arrears of about Rs 750 crore for 2016-17 season despite several warnings by the Yogi government.

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