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  Good news for UP residents: No hike in electricity tariffs as UPPCL's move declared 'unlawful'

  Uttar Pradesh | June 02, 2026 10:06 IST

  The ruling came after the Consumer Council submitted a public interest proposal challenging the surcharge.

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  UP power crisis: UPPCL ordered to ensure 24-hour supply in cities, CM Yogi to hold key meeting today

  Uttar Pradesh | May 24, 2026 0:02 IST

  Amid the ongoing heatwave and increasing pressure on the power supply in UP, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will review the current electricity situation, assess measures to improve supply and address consumer grievances.

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  UP PF Scam: CBI seeks sanction to probe Union power secretary, agriculture secretary

  India | February 06, 2022 14:33 IST

  The Union power secretary Alok Kumar and agriculture secretary Sanjay Agarwal may soon be repatriated to their cadre state Uttar Pradesh where the CBI has sought sanction to investigate them in a Rs 2,268 crore PF scam, as per media reports.

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  UPPCL junior engineer shot dead in Mathura

  India | January 17, 2020 10:48 IST

  Unidentified assailants shot Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL) junior engineer in Mathura on Thursday. The deceased has been identified as Pradeep Kumar, a resident of Agra.

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  UPPCL scam: Abhinav Gupta in EOW custody

  India | November 13, 2019 9:58 IST

  Abhinav reportedly took commission for investing the EPF money of UPPCL employees in DHFL, a private company and invested the same in his real estate business.

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  UPPCL EPF scam: Priyanka questions BJP, UP govt's complicity

  India | November 05, 2019 12:38 IST

  Referring to the FIR and minutes of the meeting of the UP State Power Sector Employees Trust, leaders of UP Power Employees' Joint Committee said the decision to invest the hard-earned money of the employees in a shady company was taken on March 24, 2017, five days after Yogi Adityanath took oath as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.  

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  EPF scam: Ex-UPPCL MD Mishra arrested

  India | November 05, 2019 11:01 IST

  Two senior officials -- the trust secretary P. K. Gupta and director finance Sudhanshu Dwiwedi-were also arrested late Saturday night.  

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  Uttar Pradesh: 'Power' shock for electricity consumers as UPPCL proposes 25% hike in electricity tariffs

  India | June 17, 2019 11:32 IST

  The UPPCL has already submitted the proposed new power tariff structure for 2019-20 to the UP Electricity Regulatory Commission (UPERC) for vetting and final approval.

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  Uttar Pradesh to get 40 paise/unit cheaper power from plant

  India | March 05, 2019 12:30 IST

  The discount of 40 paise per unit comes as a relief for UPPCL since this discount will lead to savings of Rs 500 crore annually for the UPPCL.

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  UP to purchase power from three states

  India | August 11, 2015 17:20 IST

  Lucknow:  Faced with the peaking demand for power and shortfall in supply, Uttar Pradesh will purchase electricity from three states, an official said on Tuesday.About 1,500 MW power will be purchased from Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan

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  Uttar Pradesh faces power crisis

  India | August 11, 2014 11:46 IST

  Lucknow:  Uttar Pradesh is facing power outages as two electricity generating units tripped Sunday, officials said Monday.The state is facing severe crisis, the gravest in the last few years, as generation from state-owned units has

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  Power crisis in Uttar Pradesh continues

  India | July 16, 2014 11:06 IST

  Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh continued to face power outages on Wednesday due to technical glitches in some of the state's power plants, an official said.Major cities like Varanasi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's parliamentary constituency, Ghaziabad and