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Supreme Court Rules on Recovery of Regulatory Assets for Delhi Discoms
The Supreme Court has allowed BSES Yamuna and BSES Rajdhani, power companies, to recover about ₹21,413 crore.
This money is to address past financial shortfalls.
The companies will collect the dues over four years, as ruled in August 2025.
The case was initially filed in 2014 concerning tariff and asset management.
The court set guidelines to prevent future regulatory issues and ensure tariffs reflect costs.
The recovery addresses concerns with the regulatory asset creation process.
BSES Yamuna and BSES Rajdhani, Reliance Infrastructure subsidiaries, will recover approximately ₹21,413 crore.
The Supreme Court issued a judgement on August 6, 2025, regarding the recovery of regulatory assets.
The case was initially filed in 2014 by BSES Discoms over tariff and asset issues.
The court provided guidelines for recovery and addressed regulatory asset issues.
The recovery will occur over four years.
- Who
- BSES Yamuna and BSES Rajdhani, Supreme Court, and potentially, Delhi consumers.
- What
- BSES Discoms can recover around ₹21,413 crore.
- Where
- Delhi
- When
- Recovery over four years, following the August 6, 2025 judgement.
- Why
- To recover regulatory assets following a Supreme Court ruling and address tariff issues.
Key facts
- Companies Involved
- BSES Yamuna and BSES Rajdhani Power Ltd
- Amount to Recover
- ₹21,413 crore
- Recovery Timeline
- Four years
- Court Ruling Date
- August 6, 2025
- Case Origin
- 2014 writ petitions
Timeline
NCLT admitted Reliance Infrastructure for insolvency after dues weren't paid.
Then, the Supreme Court approved recovering $2.44B from consumers.
Quotes
Reliance Infrastructure (RInfra)
The parent company of BSES Yamuna Power Ltd and BSES Rajdhani Power Ltd
“recover Rs 28,483 crore of regulatory assets over a period of 4 years starting retrospectively from April 1, 2024”
telegraphindia.com
Sources
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