Previously large magnitudes of power sector debt have been financed via various government schemes. The magnitude of the last scheme was as high as 1.19 lakh crores which is comparable to the expenditure on wages in the MNREGA scheme since its inception. The power sector sits on the cusp of another such scheme but there is no clarity on what has resulted in such high accumulated losses in the power sector. No meaningful debate on any future bailout scheme is possible without clear data and information regarding the nature and extent of the accumulated losses. An article  making this case appeared in Hindu Business line dated 8th September 2015.