SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, DC 20549

                                    FORM 8-K
                                 CURRENT REPORT
                       Pursuant to Section 13 of 15(d) of
                       The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

         Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) April 23, 2002


                               VECTREN CORPORATION
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

        Indiana                 1-15467                35-2086905
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(State of Incorporation) (Commission File Number)   (I.R.S. Employer
                                                     Identification No.)


         20 N.W. Fourth Street, Evansville, Indiana             47708
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          (Address of principal executive offices)            (Zip Code)



        Registrant's telephone number, including area code (812)491-4000


                                       N/A
             (Former name or address, if changed since last report.)








Item 5.  Other Events

On April 23, 2002, Vectren Corporation (Vectren) along with Citizens Gas & Coke
Utility (Citizens), the Indiana Office of Utility Consumer Counselor (OUCC), the
Citizens Action Coalition (CAC), and a group of industrial customers filed an
agreement in principle at the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission
(Commission). The agreement sets forth the basic framework for an anticipated
settlement of numerous pending issues related to ProLiance Energy, LLC
(ProLiance). The parties' final agreement, if approved by the Commission, would
bring closure to over six years of litigation related to Citizens' and Vectren's
receipt of gas supply services from ProLiance. The tentative settlement is
outlined in the press release attached as Exhibit 99-1 to this filing.

Proliance is a jointly-owned unconsolidated energy marketing affiliate of
Vectren and Citizens .

Item 7.  Exhibits

99-1 Press Release - Consumer Groups and Utilities Announce Proposed Agreement
     on Gas Supply Services from ProLiance












                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                               VECTREN CORPORATION
April 24, 2002


                               By:  /s/ M. Susan Hardwick
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                               M. Susan Hardwick
                               Vice President and Controller