LUCKNOW, April 15 -- The Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (UPERC) on Tuesday issued two key tariff orders for 2026-27, determining intra-state transmission charges and Load Despatch Centre (LDC) fees, while continuing with its shift to a capacity-based tariff regime.

Under the order on the petition filed by Uttar Pradesh Power Transmission Corporation Ltd (UPPTCL) in its role as State Transmission Utility (STU), the commission fixed the transmission tariff for distribution licensees and Indian Railways at Rs.2,34,375.50 per MW per month. The tariff continues to be levied on a capacity (MW) basis, a shift introduced last year from the earlier per-unit (kWh) mechanism.

For other open access consumers, however, UPERC retaine...