HYDERABAD: In a major relief to power consumers, the State government has decided to pay Rs 12,718.40 crore ‘true-up’ charges to Discoms which were accepted by the TS Electricity Regulatory Commission (TSERC). The true-up charges, pending for the last 15 years, will be paid by the State government in five annual instalments to the Discoms, without the burden being passed onto power consumers.“The State government is committed to support the Discoms without burdening the consumers over a period of five years,” the government informed the ERC.