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The Indian States play Politics with Electric Power payments as Utilities look to Survive
The Indian federal government has recently brought out a package of nearly $12 billion to rescue the different state-owned distribution power utilities which were facing multiple problems due to the COVID-19 crisis. They were facing the problem of declining demand on one hand and the problems of collections of utility bills on the other, as...
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The Indian States play Politics with Electric Power payments as Utilities look to Survive
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