Himachal to get 11,973 MU electricity from Punjab, Haryana as SC settles decades-old energy dispute

The Hindu · PTI · 2026-11-06 07:17 UTC

SC settles decades-long energy dispute, Punjab and Haryana to supply Himachal Pradesh 11,973 MUs over 20 years under cashless energy settlement.

The Supreme Court on Friday (November 6, 2026) brought the curtain down on a decades-long energy dispute between Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, and Haryana over the payment of dues arising from Bhakra Beas Management Board projects since 1966.

A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana accepted the Centre’s cashless proposal on payment of dues in energy terms to Himachal Pradesh by Punjab and Haryana.

The Supreme Court said the arrangement will be as per a 2011 apex court verdict settling power dues arising out of Bhakra Nangal and Beas hydro projects since 1966 in favour of Himachal Pradesh at the rate of 7.19%.

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