Consultant row reaches CERC
LUCKNOW: The controversy over appointment of the same consultant by UPPCL and UPERC reached the Central Eelectricity...
View ArticleUP Power Corporation Limited consultant used cover-up to pull off electricity...
LUCKNOW: It was meticulous planning by the consultant that went into preparing the tariff at the UP Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL) and then endorsing it at the UP Electricity Regulatory Commission...
View ArticlePower consumer council for CBI probe
LUCKNOW: Accusing the Uttar Pradesh government of indulging in an IPL-like spot-fixing while revising the power tariff, which came into effect from June 10, the Uttar Pradesh State Power Consumer...
View ArticleConsumers' backlash at UP power tariff hike
LUCKNOW: The power tariff hike announced by the UP Power Electricity Regulatory Commission ( UPPERC) has evoked sharp reaction from consumers who termed the raise unjustified and uncalled for. "The...
View ArticleSP raised power tariff to fund free laptops : BSP
LUCKNOW: The Bahujan Samaj Party has accused the Akhilesh government of resorting to anti-people ways to fund its populist schemes. Addressing reporters here on Sunday, senior BSP leader said power...
View ArticleSoaring summer: Brace for hike in power tariff
LUCKNOW: Already reeling under the simmering summer, domestic power consumers will fret more as the Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL) is set to issue a fresh power tariff structure by...
View ArticlePower punch: Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Corporation stops all...
LUCKNOW: The day TOI reported that the consultant who proposed the steep power hike in the state was also the one who approved it, the Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Corporation (UPERC) stopped...
View ArticlePower hike proposed and cleared by same consultant
LUCKNOW: After the power tariff hike, comes the real shocker. TOI has in its possession of documents which show that the consultant who proposed the steep power hike by Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation...
View ArticleIndustrial units protest 8% power regulatory fee
NOIDA: Over 700 industrial units affiliated to the Indian Industries Association (IIA) in Noida, Greater Noida and Ghaziabad will go on a symbolic protest on Thursday against Uttar Pradesh Power...
View ArticleIndustry owners protest against power tariff hike
LUCKNOW: Enraged over the hike in power tariff, industry owners staged a state-wide agitation on Friday. The protesting industrialists were especially put off with the state government's attitude as...
View ArticleBihar Electricity Regulatory Commission to engage consultant for power...
SHARE AND DISCUSS Tweet PATNA: The Bihar Electricity Regulatory Commission (BERC) has decided to engage a consultant for providing consultancy services to the BERC for analysing and determining annual...
View ArticlePower consumers' panel petitions UPERC
LUCKNOW: The Uttar Pradesh Rajya Vidyut Upbhogta Parishad, on Saturday, petitioned the UP Electricity Regulatory Commission...
View ArticleUP Electricity Regulatory Commission tariff waiver for poor consumers
LUCKNOW: The UP Electricity Regulatory Commission (UPERC) on Tuesday effected a change in the power tariff for poor consumers...
View ArticleUP govt's clean chit to firms supplying faulty transformers
LUCKNOW: In a surprise development, the AkhileshYadav government has let off the hook seven out of 13 firms almost a year after it had decided to blacklist them for supplying poor quality transformers...
View ArticleRelief for power users residing in apartments
LUCKNOW: Those residing in apartments and societies may heave a sigh of relief to see their electricity bill. On Monday the UP electricity regulatory commission (UPERC) reverted its earlier order of...
View ArticleInflated power bills hits monthly budget
KANPUR: Denizens of the Industrial city are a harried lot these days as their electricity bill for the month of June has increased manifold. The hike in the bill is due to increased power tariff...
View ArticleGet ready for fluctuation in your power bill
LUCKNOW: You are unlikely to receive an inflated electricity bill in the month of November despite the hike in the power tariff. Reason: The software that generates electricity bills has not been...
View ArticleGB Pattanaik in running for UPERC chief post?
LUCKNOW: Former principal secretary to UP Governor and Lucknow university vice-chancellor G B Pattanaik has reportedly shown interest in becoming the chairman of UP electricity regulatory commission...
View ArticleRoll back power tariff hike: Industry bodies
NOIDA: Industries and commercial establishments of Noida, Greater Noida and Ghaziabad have vehemently opposed the new power tariffs in UP and demanded a rollback of the hike. Various associations of...
View ArticleUP Power Transmission Corporation Limited choice: Conductor that hikes line...
LUCKNOW: Despite chief minister Akhilesh Yadav's clarion call to check power pilferage, it doesn't seem to be on the energy department top bosses' priority list. In a perplexing development, the UP...
View ArticleUPERC probe exposespower officials callousness
LUCKNOW: The committee probing the cases of high voltage fluctuations leading to damages of power equipment in the city has come across glaring cases of callousness on the part of power officials. The...
View ArticleNew slab to make power costlier for big consumers
LUCKNOW: Consuming more than 500 units of electricity is likely to cost more in the days to come. The UP Electricity Regulatory Commission (UPERC) is working on a plan to introduce a new slab of 500...
View ArticleUP dilemma over raising power tariff
LUCKNOW: UP chief minister AkhileshYadav has asked chief secretary JavedUsmani and principal secretary RakeshGarg to assess the impact of the proposed rise in power tariff on the forth coming...
View ArticleUPERC faces flak for tariff hike plan
NOIDA: The Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (UPERC), going ahead with its plans to hike electricity tariffs, conducted a public hearing in the twin cities on Monday. The hearing in...
View ArticleUP Power Corporation Limited pays blacklisted companies for 'faulty devices'
LUCKNOW: Nearly five months after initiating proceedings to blacklist errant transformer manufacturing companies on the orders of chief minister Akhilesh Yadav, the UP Power Corporation Limited...
View ArticleUPPCL bailout plan may have to face some hard scrutiny from UPERC
LUCKNOW: The Centre's ambitious Rs 15,000 crore power sector financial restructuring plan (FRP), which was approved by UP cabinet on Thursday, may face some hard scrutiny of UP Electricity Regulatory...
View ArticleUP Power Corporation Limited to buy 2,000 mw power daily for festivals
LUCKNOW: In view of the festive season ahead, the UP Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL) has decided to buy an additional 2,000 mw of power per day from the energy exchange. UPPCL managing director AP...
View ArticleUPERC refers UP Electricity Regulatory Commission chief letter to advisory...
LUCKNOW: The game of one-upmanship between UP Power Corporation chairman Anil Kumar Gupta and UP Electricity Regulatory Commission (UPERC) took a curious turn when the commission referred Gupta's...
View ArticleUP Electricity Regulatory Commission blamed of violation power law
LUCKNOW: Electricity consumers body, the UP Rajya Vidyut Upbhogta Parishad, also a member of the state advisory committee (SAC) of the UP Electricity Regulatory Commission (UPERC), alleged...
View ArticlePCL hints at hike indomestic power tariff
LUCKNOW: After the industrial sector, now domestic power consumers in the state may have to pay more from next year. The UP Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL) indicated an ensuing hike in the power...
View ArticleUPERC thwarts PCL bid to increase power tariff
LUCKNOW: The UP Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL) plans to raise sagging revenue and reserve by hiking power tariff received a setback on Monday when the UP Electricity Regulatory Commission (UPERC)...
View ArticleMulayam's confidant in race to become UP Electricity Regulatory Commission...
LUCKNOW: Hectic lobbying began for the post of chairman UP Electricity Regulatory Commission (UPERC) on Saturday, a day after Rajesh Awasthi stepped down from the post following Supreme Court's...
View ArticleQuery on UP Power Corporation Limited's privatisation plan
LUCKNOW: The UP Electricity Regulatory Commission (UPERC) on Tuesday summoned the UP Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL) seeking plan of action for privatisation of the distribution companies. The move...
View ArticleUnanswered questions put Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation under lens
LUCKNOW: The Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited might be trying to get an upper hand by pulling up the UP Electricity Regulatory Commission for not declaring the power tariff in time. However,...
View ArticleIndustry protests power tariff hike
Protesting the hike in power tariff announced by Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (UPERC) on Friday, as many as 18 leading industrial associations came together and formed a joint...
View ArticleUP Power Corporation Limited told to submit details of payments
LUCKNOW: The UP Electricity Regulatory Commission (UPERC), on Monday, sought a report from the UP Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL) on the status of dues paid to 'blacklisted' transformer...
View ArticleNew power tariff smacks of favouritism
LUCKNOW: The Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL)'s new tariff plan on the basis of supply hours submitted before the Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (UPERC) for acceptance...
View ArticleWhy higher tariff in three cities: UPERC
LUCKNOW: After quashing the power tariff structure proposed by the UP Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL) for the want of audited accounts, the UP state regulatory commission (UPERC), on Monday, sought...
View ArticleNo new power tariff past deadline
LUCKNOW: The official deadline set by principal secretary (energy) Anil Kumar Gupta for UP Energy Regulatory Commission (UPERC) to declare the new power tariff plan expired on Monday, while...
View ArticleProbe sought into power tariff hike
LUCKNOW: A delegation of RashtriyaLokDal called on Governor BL Joshi on Monday and asked for a CBI inquiry into power tariff hike in the state. The delegation also demanded immediate...
View ArticleBrace for an additional 25 paise hike in power tariff
LUCKNOW: After raising the power tariff last month, the UP Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL) has now filed a new petition seeking hike in fuel surcharge and power purchase cost. This is likely to...
View ArticleUPERC, UPPCL mired in another controversy
LUCKNOW: After controversy over the appointment of the same consultant at both UP Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL) and Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (UPERC) in power tariff...
View ArticlePower users welcome governor's support in tariff case
LUCKNOW: Welcoming Raj Bhawan intervention in the matter of power tariff revision by the UP Power Corporation Ltd and UP Energy Regulatory Commission, the petitioner UP RajyaVidyutUpbhoktaParishad, on...
View ArticleElectricity Regulatory Commission questions Power Corporation Limited...
LUCKNOW: A day after UP Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL) chairman and principal secretary (energy) AK Gupta issued an order under section 108 of the State Electricity Act directing the UP Electricity...
View ArticleRaj Bhawan seeks details of power tariff revision
LUCKNOW: The Raj Bhawan has intervened in the matter of power tariff revision done reportedly at the behest of a consultant who after framing the tariff for UP Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL)...
View ArticleUP Electricity Regulatory Commission backs its consultant, says no violation...
LUCKNOW: The top brass of UP Electricity Regulatory Commission (UPERC) is not only defending the consultant who framed the power tariff at UPPCL and then endorsed it at UPERC in complete violation of...
View ArticleUPERC accused of having double standard on petitions
LUCKNOW: The Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (UPERC) had cited the absence of a full member board for not taking up petitions pertaining to power tariff revision. But in a surprising...
View ArticleConsumer body questions UPPCL's revenue figures
LUCKNOW: The annual revenue requirement (ARR) filed by UP Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL) for the financial year 2013-14 came under sharp criticism of...
View ArticleProposal to hike power tariff criticised
KANPUR: The proposal to hike power tariff was severely criticized by the public and the Indian Industries Association (IIA) and Provincial Industries Association (PIA). The hike had been proposed by...
View ArticlePCL's tariff hike to be verified by regulator
LUCKNOW: A day after it quashed the proposal by UP Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL) to raise power tariff for 2013-14 in the absence of audited balance sheet for financial year 2010-11, the UP...
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