With the unpaid bills of distribution companies (discoms) surging, central gencos are now taking drastic measures to recover money from state discoms. From issuing notices and regulating power supply to invoking the tripartite agreement (TPA), gencos, backed by the Union ministry of power, are hardening their stand against consistently defaulting states/discoms.

       TPAs are signed among central gencos, disoms and the Reserve Bank of India. Under the agreement, the central bank can deduct the defaulting amount from the accounts of states with the RBI. According to senior officials, the ...