Guwahati, Nov. 2 -- Electricity consumers in Assam are likely to face higher monthly power bills from November after the Assam Electricity Regulatory Commission (AERC) approved the Assam Power Distribution Company Ltd's (APDCL) proposal to recover around Rs 155.59 crore in accumulated Fuel and Power Purchase Price Adjustment Surcharge (FPPPAS).

The accumulated surcharge, relating to the period from April to August 2026, will be recovered through a staggered mechanism between November 2026 and March 2027.

In an order, the commission relaxed Regulations 4.2, 4.3, 4.6 and 5.1 of the AERC (Fuel and Power Purchase Price Adjustment) Regulations, 2024, to allow APDCL to recover the pending amount over the remaining months of the current financ...