UP Electricity Hike: What is the reason behind the increasing restlessness in UP? What are you afraid of in UP now? Is electricity going to increase in UP? What is that step of UP government due to which the people of UP are in tension?
Ayodhya (Uttar Pradesh): The scorching heat in UP has made life difficult for people. Meanwhile, a notification issued by the Yogi government has increased the tension of the general public. Let us tell you that electricity has become costlier by 10% in Uttar Pradesh. The opposition has fiercely attacked the ruling party regarding this. Samajwadi Party MP Awadhesh Prasad on Saturday expressed concern over the increase in electricity bill by Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL). He said that smart meters installed by the government can increase the bill by 100%. He called for the meters to be removed, warning that they would “ruin everything”.
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Can smart meter increase bill by 100%?
- Awadhesh Prasad told ANI, “The smart meters that the government has installed will increase the bill further. It will increase not just by 10%, but by 100%. These smart meters should be removed before everything gets ruined.”
- This warning has come after the notification of UPPCL, in which electricity bills have been increased by 10% under ‘fuel surcharge’ citing rising fuel prices. These new bills will be issued from the billing cycle of June 2026.
Under which rules did the electricity bill increase in UP?
- Regulatory Affairs Unit (RAU) Chief Engineer Pankaj Saxena said in a letter that Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (UPERC) through its notification dated March 26, 2025 has issued new rules for power distribution under the Multi-Year Tariff (MYT) framework.
- He further explained that under these rules, Fuel and Power Purchase Adjustment Surcharge (FPPAS) will be levied on customers to account for fluctuations in fuel and power purchase costs incurred by distribution companies.
- Saxena said, “As per the rules, any additional expenditure incurred on power purchase and transmission in a month is recovered after a delay of three months. This means that the additional expenditure incurred in March 2026 will be recovered from the customers in June 2026.”
- He also said, “For March 2026, the surcharge has been calculated at 10% under Clause 16(4) of the MYT Regulations, 2025. Therefore this 10% FPPAS will be added to the electricity bills to be issued in June 2026 and will be applicable to all categories of customers.”
- Saxena further said, “In this instruction, distribution companies have been asked to apply this surcharge uniformly to all customers as per the regulatory framework. For transparency, a detailed calculation sheet has also been given which is to be uploaded on the official website.”
- This step has been taken at a time when the prices of petrol and diesel are also increasing. Prices have reached record levels in big cities like Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai and Chennai, further increasing the financial burden on the common people and transport operators.
- After the latest increase, the price of petrol in Delhi has crossed Rs 102 per liter, while diesel has reached Rs 95.20 per liter.