Chandigarh: The Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission (HERC) has rejected a petition by state power distribution companies seeking to recover Rs 1,134.5 crore from consumers under the fuel surcharge adjustment (FSA).Former minister and Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) patron Sampat Singh, who had opposed the petition during public hearings, welcomed the decision. He said Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (UHBVN) and Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (DHBVN) had sought to recover FSA charges for Nov 2025 beyond the permissible timeline.He said the discoms had failed to incorporate the charges into billing cycles within the stipulated period ending in January 2026 and had therefore forfeited their right to recover them.“Power discoms cannot ignore statutory deadlines and thrust additional financial burdens on consumers to mask their own administrative lapses,” Singh said.
