Andhra govt to pay Rs 4,500 crore true-up power dues to DISCOMS

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....ndhra govt to pay Rs 4,500 crore true-up power dues to DISCOMS<BR>PTI News<BR>Dated:- 2-1-2026<BR>PTI<BR>Amaravati, Jan 2 (PTI) The APERC said the state government has come forward to pay Rs 4,500 crore worth true-up dues to power distribution companies in an "effort to avoid hardship to end consumers". True-up dues encompass accumulated gaps in revenue and costs, and this quantum of Rs 4,500 cro....

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....re reportedly pertains to the previous YSRCP regime between 2019 and 2024. "It is noted that the Government of Andhra Pradesh...has undertaken to pay the DISCOMS the true-up amount to avoid hardship to end consumers," Andhra Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (APERC) secretary P Krishna said in a press release, shared on Friday. Discom-wise true-up dues are: Andhra Pradesh Southern Power ....

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....Distribution Company Ltd (APSPDCL) - Rs 1,552 crore; Andhra Pradesh Central Power Distribution Corporation Ltd (APCPDCL) - Rs 1,163 crore; and Andhra Pradesh Eastern Power Distribution Company Ltd (APEPDCL) - Rs 1,783 crore. As the government has come forward to clear true-up dues, the commission directed the DISCOMS to claim them from the government. According to an official press release, the ....

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....true-up dues were deferred during the erstwhile YSRCP government and were passed on as future true-up claims. "Recognising the serious impact such a large retrospective burden would have had on end consumers, the Government of Andhra Pradesh formally undertook to pay the entire approved true-up amount on behalf of the DISCOMs, thereby avoiding any tariff shock," said the press release. Further, ....

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....it alleged that the dues piled up due to "financial mismanagement and delayed decisions under the previous government". PTI STH ADB<BR> News - Press release - PIB....