Uttarakhand – Uttarakhand’s 24 lakh electricity consumers are set to receive major relief after the Uttarakhand Electricity Regulatory Commission (UERC) directed UPCL to adjust ₹50.28 crore in upcoming bills under the Fuel and Power Purchase Cost Adjustment (FPPCA). Consumers will see this benefit reflected in their January electricity bills.
According to UERC, UPCL had filed a petition for the April–June quarter based on FPPCA calculations. After reviewing power purchase costs, the commission approved a negative FPPCA of ₹50.28 crore due to lower-than-estimated purchase expenses. This amount will now be passed on directly to consumers as relief.
The commission’s order, issued by Chairperson M.L. Prasad, Member (Law) Anurag Sharma, and Member (Technical) Prabhat Kishore Dimri, also clarified that UPCL will recover FPPCA from consumers after a two-month delay. For example, April’s FPPCA will apply to June’s consumption and will be billed in July.
Responding to demands from industrial consumers, the commission has instructed UPCL to publicly upload the FPPCA applicable each month on its website by the 28th of the previous month.
UERC has accepted UPCL’s average approved power purchase rate of ₹5.39 per unit. UPCL also informed the commission that it has over-recovered ₹27.28 crore during the quarter; however, due to unavailability of audited records, the commission has allowed this amount to be adjusted later, with clear record-keeping required.
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UERC Secretary Neeraj Sati confirmed that consumers will see the ₹50 crore adjustment in their January bills, offering direct financial relief.
