ANDHRA PRADESH ELECTRICITY REGULATORY COMMISSION

 

 

 

APERC – Fuel Surcharge Adjustment for Quarter-II of FY 2005-06 (July 2005 – September 2005) - Orders -Issued.

 

Proceedings No. / Secy. / 07                                                                                                                                                   Dt: 23-12-2005

 

 

  1. Under clause 45-B of Commission’s Conduct of Business Regulations as amended vide Regulation No 1/2003 read with Section 26(9) of AP Electricity Reform Act, 1998 (No. 30 of 1998) and Tariff Order for 2005-06, additional fuel and power purchase costs have to be passed on to all non-agricultural consumers as Fuel Surcharge Adjustment (FSA) on quarterly basis. 

 

  1. APCC had submitted FSA claim on behalf of the four Distribution Companies for the Second Quarter of FY2005-06 (July to September) in letter No. CE/Comml&IT/ADE-1/F-FSA05-06 2nd quarter/ D.No.809/05, Dt: 16-11-2005.
  2.  The Licensee’s FSA filings are in compliance to paragraph No’s 375 and 478 of Tariff Order 2005-06 read with Amendment Regulation No.1 of 2003 to APERC (Conduct of Business) Regulations. 
  3. The Quarter-II FSA claim is given in the following table:

 

Quarter-II

July – Sep., 2005

FSA amount   

  (Rs. Crs.)

Energy sold to 

non-agricultural consumers (MU)

FSA Rate

(Rs./kWh)

-112.74

6540.93

-0.1724

 

5.    It is noted that the FSA claims have been worked out inter-alia on the basis of the following

(a)    Power Purchase Cost of SSLBH on the basis of weighted average variable cost as per directions given in Paragraph No 471 and 472 Tariff Order FY2004-05

(b)   Adjustment in the Bills for current period and pre-period payments for Ramagundam Stage-II and for Talcher –IV.

(c)   Fixed costs as per actuals.

  1. As per Regulation FSA is to be calculated on the basis of difference in the actual weighted average variable cost adopted in the Tariff Order for the power purchase quantity mentioned in the Tariff Order. After careful consideration, the Commission approves the proposal on a provisional basis as per the following table subject to adjustment of any amount arising out of any Merit Order violation or any other discrepancy causing excess recovery from consumers coming to the notice of the Commission at a later date.

 

Quarter-II

July – Sep., 2005

FSA amount   

  (Rs. Crs.)

Energy sold to 

non-agricultural consumers (MU)

FSA Rate

(Rs./kWh)

-146.77

6540.92

-0.2244

 

  1. The Commission directs that the difference in the FSA amount levied for Quarter-II (July to September, 2005) and now leviable for the Quarter as per this order may be given as credit to the consumers for the Billing month of February 2006.
  2. The Licensee is directed to submit compliance of this FSA order within 30 days of its issue.

 

(BY ORDER OF THE COMMISSION)

 

 

 

SECRETARY