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UPPCL proposes steep 30 pc power tariff hike, 40 pc for rural consumers
The Statesman Bhubaneswar
|June 17, 2025
After no hike in power tariff in Uttar Pradesh for the last 5 years, this time Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL) has proposed an average hike of electricity tariff of around 30 per cent with the highest for the rural populace by 40 per cent.
UPPCL submitted its requirement through the Annual Revenue Requirement (ARR) for 2025-26 to the Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (UPERC) last week.
While the state power employees are agitating and have called for a country-wide strike on July 9 over the proposed privatisation of the power sector, UPPCL has also submitted a consultation draft regarding privatisation.
Sources here on Monday said that this is the steepest tariff hike proposed by the UPPCL in history. It also sought a hike of 25-30 per cent for the new power connection charges.
This story is from the June 17, 2025 edition of The Statesman Bhubaneswar.
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