UP Residents To Pay More For Electricity, Rates Hiked After 5 Years

The electricity bills will now rise or fall based on power consumption and market fuel prices. A consumer who paid Rs 1,000 in March, for instance, will now have to pay Rs 1,012.40 for the same usage.

Uttar Pradesh residents will have to shell out more money as the UPPCL has increased the fuel surcharge after five years, effective this month. Consumers will have to pay 1.24% more from April. 

The electricity bills will now rise or fall based on power consumption and market fuel prices. A consumer who paid Rs 1,000 in March, for instance, will now have to pay Rs 1,012.40 for the same usage.

Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission, under the Multi-Year Tariff Regulation 2025, has empowered distribution companies to adjust tariffs monthly through the Fuel and Power Purchase Adjustment Surcharge (FPPAS).

Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL) has increased the Fuel Surcharge. Thus, consumers will have to pay 1.24% more in the electricity bill in April.

Opposing the price hike, Electricity Consumer Council President Awadhesh Verma said that UPPCL owes ₹33,122 crore to consumers and UPPCL has made this increase without returning the money to consumers.