New Delhi: The Uttar Pradesh government has taken a decision that is being considered significant by the ordinary people. The Yogi government of UP has shocked electricity consumers with the price of electricity. The government has increased electricity rates, which will have a direct impact on consumers’ pockets. Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited has taken away the sleep by increasing the electricity bill.
Now, consumers will have to pay 1.24 per cent more on their electricity bills. UP Power Corporation Limited has shocked the customers by making this increase. This increase is being considered in the form of a fuel surcharge fee. Now the bill will have to be paid in the first financial month of April. You can find important information related to this topic in the article below.
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How much will the bill have to be paid?
The UP government’s decision is being viewed as a shock to the ordinary people. To understand, if your March bill is Rs 1,000, then you will have to pay Rs 12.40 as fuel surcharge. It is going to affect the pockets of crores of electricity consumers.
Recently, the UP Electricity Regulatory Commission, under the Multi-Year Tariff Regulation 2025, granted power companies the authority to determine the Fuel and Power Purchase Adjustment Surcharge every month. For the first time in the state, instructions have been issued to collect a fuel surcharge from consumers. According to this, consumers will now have to pay more money.
Electricity consumers will be for you.
For your information, we would like to inform you that the protest against the decision of Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation has commenced. The Electricity Consumer Council has opposed the increase in the electricity bill.
UP Electricity Consumer Council chief Awadhesh Verma stated that UPPCL has a remaining balance of Rs 33122 crore. UPPCL has implemented this increase without refunding the consumers’ money. The UP State Electricity Consumer Council will oppose this. This can also create trouble for UPPCL.