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The Andhra Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (APERC) ordered the refund of nett Fuel & Power Purchase Cost Adjustment (FPPCA) charges amounting to astir ₹924 crore for FY 2024-25 to the retail consumers successful 12 Equal Monthly Instalments with effect from the bills payable for November, 2025.
An APERC merchandise connected Saturday (September 27, 2025) said it was the archetypal clip since the Commission’s enactment successful 1999 that the outgo of ‘true-down’ amounts (relieving the load imposed successful the signifier of ‘true-up’ charges) had been ordered.
It was mentioned that the APERC had approved an FPPCA true-up of ₹1,864 crore arsenic against ₹2,759 crore, which represents a simplification of ₹895 crore. However, the DISCOMS collected ₹2,787 crore astatine 40 paise per portion monthly during the FY 2024-25. The nett FPPCA charges to beryllium refunded person been arrived at after accounting for those amounts.
Further, the APERC merchandise said the 3 DISCOMs enactment unneurotic claimed powerfulness acquisition costs (as per the filings) amounting to ₹45,476 crore against ₹34,517 crore that was approved successful the retail proviso tariff bid for 2024-25.
The full nonaccomplishment claimed by the DISCOMs was 10.17% whereas the APERC had approved a nonaccomplishment of 9.84% successful its tariff order. The true-down complaint to beryllium adjusted by the DISCOMs per kWh are SPDCL ₹0.1328, CPDCL ₹0.1343 and EPDCL ₹0.1312.
