Consumers in UP may enjoy ‘no power tariff hike’ for more years

LUCKNOW Power consumers in UP are likely to continue enjoying ‘no tariff hike’ for more years, if the state electricity regulator continues to apply the surplus-based logic it has followed for the past six years. This year marked the sixth consecutive zero-hike tariff order, with the UP Electricity Regulatory Commission (UPERC) again concluding that the discoms were sitting on a substantial revenue surplus, leaving no justification to raise tariffs.

The commission approved a consolidated annual revenue requirement (ARR) of ₹1,10,993.33 crore for the current financial year 2025-26, against which revenue from existing tariffs and government subsidy is expected to be ₹1,03,283.29 crore.