What is FSA or Fuel Surcharge Adjustment?
FSA or Fuel surcharge adjustment is the additional fuel cost that was not collected from consumers by discoms like APCPDCL in the previous years. The monthly electricity bills of consumers that year did not cover the actual cost of fuel that distribution companies paid to generators to buy power. So, to make up for the loss that discoms suffered, sometimes it is allowed if the government and court allows to collect this money in coming years. Usually their is a lot of political involvement as they do not want to raise the price frequently so that they do not loose the vote bank but due to heavy losses by the discoms lead them to take tough decisions and implement the policy.
In AP alone there were 175 cases filed because of sudden implementation of FSA in the current bills. Recently the Andhra Pradesh High Court upheld a common sequence refusing to meddle in a routine of collection of fuel surcharge composition (FSA). While disposing 175 cases filed relating to collection of surcharge, a justice systematic that a surcharge could be collected for 3 buliding of 2010-11, 4 buliding of 2011-12 and initial entertain of 2012-13 over dual years. However, a justice destined placement companies not to levy a surcharge for a initial entertain of 2010-11, that is due in Dec 2012.
CENTRAL POWER DISTRIBUTION COMPANY OF A.P LIMITED
6-1-50, Corporate Office, Mint Compound, Hyderabad-500 063
PUBLIC NOTICE
Fuel Surcharge Adjustment for FY 2009-10
1. Pursuant to the Fuel Surcharge Adjustment Filings made by the Distribution company
viz., Central Power distribution Company of A.P. Limited (APCPDCL), for
determination of Fuel Surcharge Adjustment for the four quarters of the FY 2009-10,
the Andhra Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (APERC) has determined the
Fuel Surcharge Adjustment for the four quarters of the FY 2009-10 in its order dated
17.01.2012, throughout the State of Andhra Pradesh.
2. These FSA charges are applicable to all consumers (Except LT Agriculture
consumers) for FY 2009-10 on monthly basis as shown in the Table below.
FSA Schedule for FY 2009-10:
Month of Consumption for FSA Rate(Paise /kWh) To be collected along
which FSA is Charged with monthly bill of
Apr,2009 42.55 July’ 2012
May,2009 42.55 August’ 2012
June,2009 42.55 September’ 2012
July,2009 49.38 October’ 2012
Aug,2009 49.38 November’2012
Sept,2009 49.38 December’ 2012
Oct,2009 9.78 January’ 2013
Nov,2009 9.78 February’ 2013
Dec,2009 9.78 March’ 2013
Jan,2010 33.84 Apr’ 2013
Feb,2010 33.84 May’ 2013
March,2010 33.84 June’ 2013
3. FSA for the FY 2009-10 as mentioned above is being collected with effect from
July’2012 bills.
Notice Dt: 19-07-2012
