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Discoms swing to profit. Why there is more to worry
Mint Mumbai
|January 20, 2026
India's power distribution companies or discoms, reeling under high debt and operational losses for years, swung to profits in fiscal 202425. Mint explains the current financial health of the discoms and the factors behind their revival:
What is the current condition of discoms?
After over 10 years of losses, discoms reported a cumulative net profit of 2,701 crore for FY25 compared with losses of ₹25,553 crore in FY24, shows power ministry data. The sector, however, continues to be been under stress with a cumulative debt of over ₹7 trillion-of which, according to a group of ministers, about ₹2.74 trillion is 'unsustainable. The Union power minister on Monday said some of the discoms are still in losses, without giving details. India has about 67 discoms, including 16 private in Delhi, Mumbai, Odisha, West Bengal, Gujarat, and Dadra and Nagar Haveli. Uttar Pradesh is looking to privatize two discoms.
What about other key operational metrics?
This story is from the January 20, 2026 edition of Mint Mumbai.
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