Overview
- UPPCL issued an order on May 29 directing distribution firms to add an about 10 percent Fuel and Power Purchase Adjustment Surcharge (FPPAS) to June bills to recover higher procurement and transmission costs.
- The Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission temporarily stayed recovery of the charge and formally barred its inclusion in June bills while it reviews UPPCL's calculation.
- UPERC has asked UPPCL to submit a day‑wise and itemised break‑up of the June FPPAS, details of any APTEL/NTPC/CTU payments and the legal basis for including prior‑period liabilities within seven days.
- The regulator noted UPPCL had computed June FPPAS at 20.61% but that UPERC’s MYT Regulations, 2025 cap automatic monthly adjustments at 10% and limit FPPAS to genuine month‑specific cost variations.
- Consumers get immediate relief from the interim order and the commission’s final ruling could require a rollback, modification or true‑up if historical arrears are found to have been passed on improperly.