Up Power Sector

Uttar Pradesh Power consumer can now claim compensation for service faults

"The compensation number will be generated online separately to the consumer concerned and the claim too will be processed online"

UP power dept staff say strike has hit distribution, seek CM's intervention

The Uttar Pradesh electricity department employees, who have stopped work for three days since last night, on Friday claimed that their strike has hit power distribution in parts of the state and sought Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's intervention to end the atmosphere of confrontation. The employees began their strike at 10 pm on Thursday, claiming some of their demands agreed by the government in December last year have not been fulfilled by power corporations even after three months. The demands related to the selection of chairman and managing director in power companies and "pay anomalies". The government said last evening if the strike creates problems for the public, it will take action against the employees under ESMA and threatened to sack contractual workers who do not return to work. It also said action would be initiated under the National Security Act if vandalism occurs during demonstrations. The employees have been protesting under the banner of Vidyut Karmacharis ..

Don't tell reasons, solve the problem: Akhilesh to UP govt on power crisis

Yadav posted a tweet attaching an excerpt of information given by Energy Minister A K Sharma which spoke about the closure of a few power generation units due to technical reasons

Persuade consumers pay bills as UP power runs loses of Rs 90K-cr: Minister

With the UP power corporation running into losses to the tune of a whopping Rs 90,000 crore, state Power Minister Shrikant Sharma asked officials to persuade consumers to pay their pending bills.

UP power utilities' losses top Rs 80k cr as govt defers privatising firm

Purvanchal Vidyut Vitran Nigam Limited account for the maximum share of Rs 19,373 crore or almost 25 per cent of the total amount

Rs 4,100-crore PF scam: UP power employees on indefinite strike from Nov 28

Memo submitted to 'mini PMO' in Varanasi, Modi's constituency

UP tops list of states on power dues with Rs 13,000 cr unpaid bills

Telangana and Andhra Pradesh stand a distant 2nd and 3rd with Rs 6,737 crore and Rs 4,913 crore, respectively, in power outstandings

Centre drafts franchisee model for power supply, urges states to take it up

The plan proposes a "light-handed approach" towards franchisees to incentivise, discount and set tariff (within stipulated range) for electricity supply in an area

UP power regulator gives consumers a shock with 8-15% tariff hike

UPERC says tariff hike was imperative due to increase in expenditure concurrent with decrease in revenue of the state power discoms

Uttar Pradesh Power Corp asks operators to cut rates, increase coal stocks

UPPCL has directed generation companies (gencos) to increase coal stocks to meet their requirements

Yogi's power sector privatisation plan facing opposition in own backyard

Ruling BJP leaders urge Yogi to scarp plan to privatise power distribution

UP solar sector cheers as Adani, Essel, Azure propose Rs 50-bn investment

Under the new UP solar energy policy 2017, the Yogi Adityanath govt seeks to attain solar energy capacity of 10,700 Mw over next 4-5 years