India, May 30 -- Uttar Pradesh is set to see a hike in electricity prices from June as the state government has announced a fuel surcharge amid rising global energy costs.

The Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL) on Saturday announced a hike of 10 per cent in electricity bills, citing a "fuel surcharge" due to the rising fuel prices due to West Asia conflict.

The revised bills will be implemented in the June billing cycle, where consumers will have to pay additional 10 per cent of their electricity usage.

Pankaj Saxena, the Chief Engineer of the Regulatory Affairs Unit (RAU), in a letter dated May 29, the Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (UPERC) issued new regulations for electricity distribution under the Mul...