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The Uttarakhand Power Corporation Ltd (UPCL) is paying dividends to its consumers in terms of discount in electricity bills through the Fuel and Power Purchase Cost Adjustment (FPPCA) method, a top company official said on Tuesday.
As per tariff regulations of the Uttarakhand Electricity Regulatory Commission (UERC), if the monthly power purchase cost of UPCL is more than the approved power purchase cost, then it is charged in the Fuel and Power Purchase Cost Adjustment (FPPCA) item in the electricity bills of consumers, on the contrary, if the monthly power purchase cost is less than the approved power purchase cost, then it is refunded in the electricity bills of consumers under the FPPCA item.
The UERC had approved the average power purchase cost of Rs 5.03 per unit for the year 2024-25 by tariff order dated 28-03-2024, against which the average power purchase cost of UPCL during the period from April, 2024 to October, 2024 was Rs 4.69 per unit. Thus, during the period April, 2024 to October, 2024, UPCL’s power purchase cost decreased by Rs 0.34 per unit (6.77 per cent) as compared to the approved power purchase cost, due to which there was huge saving in power purchase cost.
The amount of such saving in power purchase cost is being given by UPCL as discount in the electricity bills of consumers on monthly basis under FPPCA item.
The UPCL has issued orders to provide discount of Rs 103.52 crore (Rs 0.85 per unit) in consumer bills in the month of December, 2024 also. Category wise FPPCA in electricity bills as compared to electricity consumption of the month of December, 2024. The discounts available under this item are as follows:
Consumer category Discount per unit
Domestic 25 paise to 68 paise
Non-domestic 98 paise
Government Public Utility 92 paise
Private Tubewell 30 paise
Agricultural activities 42 paise
LT Industry 91 paise
HT Industry 91 paise
Mixed load 85 paise
Railway traction 85 paise
EV charging station 81 paise