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Uttar Pradesh Electricity Consumers Get Big Relief: Rs 424 Crore Discount in October.
- •Crores of electricity consumers in Uttar Pradesh will receive significant relief in October.
- •Consumers will get a 5.24% discount on bills under fuel surcharge, amounting to Rs 424 crore.
- •This marks the fourth consecutive month of relief in fuel surcharge for consumers.
- •The Regulatory Commission had deemed the inclusion of old payments in the surcharge incorrect.
- •Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation had to backtrack following the Regulatory Commission's order.
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Uttar Pradesh electricity consumers will receive a 5.24% discount on their bills under the fuel surcharge in October, amounting to a total relief of Rs 424 crore. This marks the fourth consecutive month of fuel surcharge relief for consumers in the state.
The Power Corporation had to back down and reduce surcharges after the Regulatory Commission expressed displeasure and declared it wrong to include old payments in the surcharge. The Commission ruled that the surcharge must be determined solely based on actual electricity purchase costs and transmission charges without incorporating adjustments from other months.
Consumers in Uttar Pradesh received consecutive fuel surcharge reliefs of 4.43% in July, 2.92% in August, and 7.93% in September, followed by a 5.24% discount in October.
