A total of 13 states/UTs have been barred from buying or selling electricity from spot market for not clearing pending payments of ₹5,085 crore to power generators. They are Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Mizoram, Jharkhand, Bihar, J&K, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Chhattisgarh. Telangana was listed as the highest defaulter with dues worth ₹1,381 crore.