No extra power, more surcharge for #Noida, #Ghaziabad

LUCKNOW: UP Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL)’s refusal to provide 10% extra power to Noida, Ghaziabad and 11 west UP district may prove to be a bigger blow to consumers in the region than predicted. It now transpires that consumers in the districts will not only be deprived of the benefit of extra power, they would be subjected to rostering and even be charged more than in other districts of UP.

The situation comes to the fore following UP Electricity Regulatory Commission (UPERC) decision to allow UPPCL to charge 2.84% surcharge on electricity bills of consumers of districts falling under Pashchimanchal distribution company. This happens to be the highest surcharge among all discoms.