The Uttar Pradesh government has initiated a process to facilitate procurement of power by industrial units through short-term open access, thereby fulfilling a long-standing demand.
Additional Chief Secretary (Energy) Arvind Kumar told news persons in Lucknow on Thursday that the UP Power Transmission Corporation Ltd. (UPPTCL) has uploaded standard operating procedure and integrated online ABT portal on its website www.online.upptcl.org/abt for granting permission, inspection and installation consent for Availability Based Tariff (ABT) meters.
“The ABT meters provide a flexible solution for energy monitoring and billing bulk inter-utility power flows, particularly for power supply through open access,” he said..
