The Yogi Aditynath Government in UP has deferred its decision to hike the power tariff in the State after Diwali and now it could take place after urban local bodies polls.
“The power tariff hike has been deferred till November due to the urban local bodies polls,” said an official of the UP Power Corporation limited (UPPCl).
The UPPCl, suffering huge loss, had demanded early implementation of the hike in the tariff. With the hike, the rural consumers would suffer the most as UPPCl has proposed 300 per cent hike.
The UPPCl had filed the Annual revenue requirement (ARR) for the next financial year 2-17-18 in August this year before the power regulator, the UP state electricity regulatory commission. The regularity Commission has completed its public hearing on the proposed hike in tariff and is in a position to announce the new tariff order within a week.