Power tariff hike unlikely in Andhra for 2025-26 as state to bear discoms' losses

Electricity consumers in Andhra Pradesh will be spared from increased power bills in the coming financial year 2025-26, as the state government on Friday conveyed to the AP Electricity Regulatory Commission (APERC) that it will bear the entire revenue deficit of the power distribution companies,

- Srinivasa Rao Apparasu

HYDERABAD: people familiar with the matter said on Saturday.

The APERC concluded a three-day public hearing on Friday in Vijayawada and Kurnool cities regarding tariff proposals for the financial year 2025-26. During the public hearing, the discoms submitted the aggregate revenue requirement (ARR) for 2025-26, projecting a revenue deficit of ₹14,683 crore, which will be recovered from the consumers through increased power tariff.

However, the state government submitted the affidavit before the commission stating that it will offset the revenue deficit of the discoms by reimbursing the amount, so that the consumers will not be burdened by an increase in power tariff.