UP govt asks state’s power regulator to make changes in tariff structure

At a time when the UP Electricity Regulatory Commission (UPERC) was giving the final touches to its tariff order for 2021-22, the state government has directed it to make certain changes in the existing tariff structure. The government has also convened a meeting in this regard here on June 21, asking the power regulator to attend it.

The move, according to people aware of the issue, may spark off a controversy with the UPERC, a quasi-judicial body, already feeling miffed with the government holding a meeting on the issue related to tariff revision which is supposed to be the regulator’s exclusive jurisdiction.