The Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (UPERC) on Friday issued its tariff order for the five state distribution companies (DISCOMs) for FY 2025–26 under the newly notified UPERC (Multi Year Tariff for Distribution) Regulations, 2025, and kept retail electricity rates unchanged for all consumer categories for the sixth consecutive year.

The regulator said the freeze is possible because UP Power Corporation Ltd (UPPCL) projects an accumulated regulatory surplus of Rs 18,592.38 crore as of 1 April 2025, which offsets the need for any tariff increase.

UPERC has also extended the Green Energy Tariff option to all consumers; the additional green energy surcharge has been reduced from Rs 0.36/unit to Rs 0.34/unit for high-voltage (HV) consumers and fixed at Rs 0.17/unit for low-vo

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