UP power hike likely in June

Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (UPERC) is expected to announce the revised power tariff by the first week of June, official sources said.

The new power tariff tabled by the Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL) has proposed a hike up to 23 per cent for various categories of consumers.

For the urban domestic consumers, the corporation has proposed a hike of around 18 per cent. The commission has not revised the power tariff since 2018-19. The UPERC has completed the public hearing in all distribution companies - the last hearing was in Noida on April 28.

Sources said that the Commission would now send a compiled report of public objections to various discoms to take their counter feedback. After this, the Commission would finally analyse the tariff after taking into consideration all observations of the stakeholders before announcing the tariff formally.