<h1>Andhra Pradesh power DISCOMs' retrospective 'true-up' dues shift from consumer tariffs to ?4,500 crore state payment commitment</h1> APERC recorded the Government of Andhra Pradesh's undertaking to pay ?4,500 crore of approved 'true-up' dues to state DISCOMs, covering accumulated revenue-cost gaps earlier deferred and carried forward as future true-up claims, and directed the DISCOMs to claim the amounts from the government. This shifts recovery of the retrospective true-up burden from consumer tariff adjustment to direct state payment, avoiding tariff shock and consumer hardship.