UPPCL launches online connection facility for industrial consumers

To streamline the process for new power connections, the Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL) has launched the an online portal for new industrial entrepreneurs in Gautam Budh Nagar district. Officials said that the new connection will be provided within two weeks after the application is filled online.

The chief engineer of the Noida division of power utility Pashchimanchal Vidyut Vitran Nigam Limited (PVVNL), Virendra Nath Singh said that earlier this scheme, called “jhatpat”, was only for domestic and commercial consumers. “But now, the jhatpat online connection’s link is available on the portal of UPPCL, www.uppcl.org, for entrepreneurs too. It will not only save their time, but will also make the whole system paperless,” he said.

Giving details of the application process, Singh said that after registration on the portal, the applicant will get a user ID and password on their registered mobile number and e-mail address.