Lucknow, May 30 -- The Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL) on Saturday issued a notification to all relevant authorities to implement a 10% increase in electricity bills, citing a 'fuel surcharge' due to rising fuel prices.

The revised bills will be issued in the June billing cycle, with consumers required to pay an extra 10% on their electricity usage.

In a letter, Pankaj Saxena, the Chief Engineer of the Regulatory Affairs Unit (RAU), stated that the Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (UPERC), through its notification dated March 26, 2025, has issued new regulations for electricity distribution under the Multi-Year Tariff (MYT) framework.

He added that under these rules, a Fuel and Power Purchase Adjustment S...