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Uttar Pradesh Electricity Bills Get 5.24% October Relief
Electricity bills in Uttar Pradesh will be lower in October.
The reduction will be 5.24 percent.
This is because the cost of buying power and fuel has fallen.
The state electricity corporation will pass those savings to consumers.
The total benefit is expected to be about ₹424 crore.
This is the fourth month in a row with lower bills.
The reductions were 4.43 percent in July, 2.92 percent in August, and 7.93 percent in September.
The adjustment is made through a system called the Fuel and Power Purchase Adjustment Surcharge.
Electricity consumers in Uttar Pradesh will receive a 5.24% bill reduction in October.
The relief follows a negative Fuel and Power Purchase Adjustment Surcharge rate of 5.24%.
The benefit is expected to total approximately ₹424 crore statewide.
Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited issued orders implementing the adjustment.
Consumers have received four consecutive months of relief, including reductions in July, August, and September.
- Who
- Electricity consumers in Uttar Pradesh, the Uttar Pradesh Government, and Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited.
- What
- Consumers will receive a 5.24% reduction in their October electricity bills.
- Where
- Across Uttar Pradesh.
- When
- The relief applies to electricity bills for October; the announcement was issued on September 30.
- Why
- Power purchase costs declined, and the savings are being passed on to consumers through the Fuel and Power Purchase Adjustment Surcharge mechanism.
Key facts
- October bill relief
- 5.24%
- Estimated statewide benefit
- Approximately ₹424 crore
- Implementing organization
- Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL)
- Surcharge rate
- Negative 5.24% Fuel and Power Purchase Adjustment Surcharge
- Previous July relief
- 4.43%
- Previous August relief
- 2.92%
- Previous September relief
- 7.93%
Sources
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