The state government is likely to declare the new power tariff by August end to be implemented from September 1.
The UP Electricity Regulatory Commission (UPERC) concluded the month-long phased public hearing on the proposed power tariff hike for the current financial year amid protests and suggestions by consumer bodies here earlier this week. The UP Power Corporation Ltd’s (UPPCL) proposal to enhance the electricity tariff, however, witnessed stiff opposition during the hearings from organizations representing consumers.
UP Rajya Vidyut Upbhokta Parishad, a forum representing domestic consumers, argued that revising power tariff would be like rubbing salt of on consumer’s wound in Uttar Pradesh where power deficit was as high as 25 per cent.
“Recently we came to know that UP has once again emerged as the most power-deficient state in the country with the demand-supply gap being around 25%. And now the UPPCL has proposed a hike of 35% for domestic consumers and 75% for lifeline (BPL) consumers,” said Avadhesh Kumar Verma Parishad president.
The consumer bodies have demanded that the regulatory commission rejects the tariff hike proposal and instead suggested that discoms must increase their income by improving their efficiency.
Similary, Samarpan Sankalp Samiti president demanded rejection of not only the tariff revision proposal but also the discoms’ licence itself for not functioning as per the provisions of the Electricity Act.
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