Finally, process to strip UPPCL staff of ‘power privilege’ begins

LUCKNOW The Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Ltd (UPPCL) has finally started installing smart meters at the houses of its employees – an initiative that had been in the works for the past two decades but saw limited success. This is part of a larger push for energy accountability and transparency within the corporation and aligns with a mandate from the UP Electricity Regulatory Commission (UPERC).

For decades, power personnel, including pensioners, enjoyed unmetered electricity under the LMV-10 category — a perk that was widely known but never seriously questioned. They paid only monthly fixed charges as determined by the regulator, irrespective of the units they consumed.