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UP power corporation seeks change in tariff slabs to get more revenue

UP State Electricity Consumer Council has opposed the corporation's proposal, arguing that the demand for change in slabs was an attempt to hike tariff through the backdoor.

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Published on Feb 24, 2021 01:00 PM IST

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Varanasi discom among ones to be privatised; UPPCL working out details for takeover

The Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Ltd is believed to be working out assets and liabilities of the discom as on March 31 for its takeover by a private company probably by the year-end

The discom employees protesting against the privatisation have been assured that service conditions will not be inferior in any manner after private firms take over.(Representational Image)

Updated on Sep 24, 2020 04:47 PM IST

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Hindustan Times, Lucknow | ByBrajendra K Parashar

STF, UPPCL experts still clueless on Janmasthami blackout in UP

Investigators believe that a wrong server command generated from the centralized control and command centre caused the blackout but they are clueless as to who gave the wrong command and why.

The special task force (STF) of police and the experts of the UP Power Corporation Ltd (UPPCL) have not ruled out the possibility of the sabotage.(Representative Photo)

Published on Aug 21, 2020 12:28 PM IST

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Hindustan Times, Lucknow | ByBrajendra K Parashar

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UPPCL launches online connection facility for industrial consumers

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.

The chief engineer also said that the processing fee for industrial entrepreneurs will be ₹100 per connection.(Mint file photo. Representative image)

Updated on Jun 15, 2020 11:25 AM IST

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Hindustan Times, Noida | ByHT Correspondent

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Bombay HC rejects pre-arrest bail pleas of DHFL’s Wadhawan brothers

The Wadhawan brothers are accused of diverting about Rs 4122 crore from the General Provident Fund (GPF) and Central Provident Fund (CPF) deposits of UPPCL to their company.

The Wadhawans moved the high court seeking anticipatory bail in both the cases after the special courts in Mumbai rejected their pre-arrest bail pleas on April 28. (HT photo)

Published on May 12, 2020 02:26 PM IST

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Hindustan Times, Mumbai | ByHT Correspondent

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CBI begins probe into UPPCL employees’ PF scam

The CBI had registered an FIR in the matter at its Lucknow Anti-Corruption Bureau office here on Thursday.

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Updated on Mar 07, 2020 04:19 AM IST

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Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByHT Correspondent

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UPPCL JE Trainee Result 2020 declared

UPPCL JE Trainee Result 2020 declared. UPPCL has also released the cutoff marks for each category. Candidates can check the result and cutoff marks online at the official website.

Updated on Mar 06, 2020 11:02 AM IST

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Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByNandini

CBI takes over probe in Rs 4,100 crore PF scam at UP Power Corp

The CBI has named Praveen Kumar Gupta, then secretary of the UP Power Sector Employees’ Trust, and Sudhanshu Dwivedi, then Director Finance of UPPCL, in its FIR.

The CBI has been asked to investigate the scam considering inter-state ramification as DHFL is a company with pan-India presence.(PTI File Photo)

Updated on Mar 06, 2020 10:44 AM IST

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Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByNeeraj Chauhan

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UPPCL JE Electrical (Trainee) result 2020 released at upenergy.in

Candidates who have qualified Junior Engineer (Trainee) – Electrical examination will be eligible to appear for the Document Verification. Read on to know more...

UPPCL JE Electrical (Trainee) result 2020. (Screengrab)

Published on Jan 28, 2020 06:35 PM IST

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Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByAkhilesh Nagari

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UPPCL JE answer key for electrical Trainee exam 2019 released at upenergy.in

UPPCL answer key for JE electrical trainee exam: Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL), Lucknow on Friday released the answer key of Computer Based Test for direct recruitment to the post of junior engineer (trainee) electrical against the advertisement no. (03/VSA/2019/JE).

Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL), Lucknow on Friday released the answer key of Computer Based Test for direct recruitment to the post of junior engineer (trainee) electrical against the advertisement no. (03/VSA/2019/JE).(upenergy.in)

Published on Nov 29, 2019 05:01 PM IST

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Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByNilesh Mathur

UPPCL employees’ PF investment scam: Brokerage firms with fake addresses were paid huge commission, say EOW officials

The officials said total nine brokerage firms with fake addresses were picked by UPPCL authorities to assist them in investing the fund. The investigators have identified four proprietors of such firms.

Businessman taking pile of money, Indian Rupee banknotes, on his desk in a dark office - corruption concept(Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Updated on Nov 13, 2019 08:42 PM IST

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Hindustan Times, Lucknow | ByHT Correspondent

How the Uttar Pradesh PF case unfolded

During the interrogation, it was revealed that UPPCL authorities hired 14 brokerages to invest the provident fund (PF) in DHFL.

People protest against the alleged UPPCL irregularities in Lucknow on November 4.(PTI File Photo)

Updated on Nov 12, 2019 06:27 AM IST

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Hindustan Times, Lucknow | ByRohit Singh and Brijendra Parashar

Three high-ranking UPPCL staff in custody over PF investments

The DHFL is under the scanner of the Enforcement Directorate over charges of alleged links to Iqbal Mirchi, aide of fugitive gangster Dawood Ibrahim, and the Reserve Bank of India has restricted withdrawals.

Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL).(Twitter @UPPCLLKO Photo)

Updated on Nov 07, 2019 05:59 AM IST

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Hindustan Times, Lucknow | ByHT Correspondent

Contractor duped of Rs 10 lakh by man posing as IAS officer

On August 16, the contractor Sayyed Mobeen received a phone call from the accused who introduced himself as Alok Kumar, chairman of UPPCL and asked him to deposit Rs five lakh into an account.

he contractor approached Talkatora police on Sunday and lodged his complaint on the basis of which police registered FIR under sections of fraud and impersonation.(HT photo)

Updated on Aug 19, 2019 12:12 AM IST

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Lucknow | ByHT Correspondent

Prepaid energy meters for all in Uttar Pradesh soon

The UP Power Corporation Ltd (UPPCL) is expected to soon file a petition before the electricity regulator to seek its nod for the proposal in this regard in view of the Central government’s mounting pressure for prepaid metering in all the states, including UP.

The use of prepaid smart energy meters will be made compulsory in Uttar Pradesh to help discoms increase their cash flow and enable consumers to have a better control over consumption.(Mint)

Updated on Aug 07, 2019 11:46 PM IST

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Lucknow | ByBrajendra K Parashar

UP govt to probe ‘buying of expensive power from pvt cos’

A delegation of the council met UP energy minister Srikant Sharma and demanded a probe into alleged expensive buying of power from private players in the sector.

The Uttar Pradesh government has decided to order an inquiry into ‘buying of expensive electricity from private firms’ as alleged by the Power Consumers’ Council.(Sunil Ghosh / Hindustan Times)

Updated on Jul 07, 2019 12:09 PM IST

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Lucknow | ByHT Correspondent

Power fraud: Despite dues, UPPCL gave 685 new connections

Even as energy minister Shrikant Sharma on Monday directed the UP Power Corporation Ltd (UPPCL) to launch a statewide drive to disconnect power supply of all the consumers above 5 kw load if they have defaulted for two consecutive months, the corporation has lighted upon hundreds of electricity connections that were issued by its officials in gross violation of rules causing huge revenue loss.

As per the letter, 210 such connections were found under the Agra discom, 125 under Lucknow discom and 175 each under Varanasi and Meerut discoms.(Representative image)

Updated on Jul 03, 2019 04:27 PM IST

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Hindustan Times, Lucknow | ByBrajendra Parashar, Lucknow

UP govt to urge Centre to reopen Saubhagya Scheme in state

The Uttar Pradesh government has decided to request the Centre to reopen the Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana, also known as Saubhagya Scheme, in the state to give another chance to the poor to get free electricity connection in case they did not get one earlier

The scheme closed on March 31 this year.(Representative image)

Published on Jul 01, 2019 04:49 PM IST

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Hindustan Times, Lucknow | ByBrajendra Parashar, Lucknow

UPPCL rewires strategy to cut down katiya connection losses

State-wide campaign from July 1 to convert ‘katiyas’ into legal connections after people using illegal connections make self-declaration about power pilfering.

Having realised that conducting surprise raids and dismantling ‘katiya’ cables is not an effective solution to the problem, UPPCL has now come up with a new scheme that seeks to regularise such illegal connections.(Representative image)

Published on Jun 27, 2019 02:52 PM IST

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Hindustan Times, Lucknow | ByBrajendra K Parashar, Lucknow

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Lakhs of residents suffer power cuts in 30 Noida sectors

Power outages lasted from four to eight hours due a faulty power supply line and tripping of the A substation.

With the scorching summer at its peak and the region reeling under a heatwave, the hours-long power outage forced residents to suffer the heat without water.(Abhinav Saha/HT / Representative image)

Updated on Jun 12, 2019 12:55 PM IST

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Hindustan Times, Noida / Lucknow | ByHT Correspondents

UP: ‘No tripping zones’ fail to see the light of day

Deadline missed: Distribution, transmission bottlenecks and staff laxity short-circuit UPPCL’s ambitious plan.

The UPPCL has, however, not been able to declare any of the identified cities as ‘tripping free’ zone so far even after 10 months of the deadline fixed for the task.(Representative image)

Published on Jun 11, 2019 01:03 PM IST

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Hindustan Times, Lucknow | ByBrajendra K Parashar, Lucknow

UP: 1/3 prepaid power consumers have not recharged meter for months

Around one-third of electricity consumers using prepaid electricity meters in Uttar Pradesh have not bothered to recharge their connections for months.

The shocking revelation comes at a time when the Centre has asked all states government to replace all postpaid power connections with prepaid ones by 2021.(Representative image)

Updated on Jun 07, 2019 03:46 PM IST

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Hindustan Times, Lucknow | ByBrajendra K Parashar, Lucknow

To meet staff shortage, UPPCL to hire services of retired personnel

The UPPCL will engage its retired staff on a contract basis for a fixed tenure and salary denying them any administrative and financial powers.

The UP Power Corporation Ltd (UPPCL) will hire services of its retired personnel right from the linesmen to chief engineers through an outside service provider to meet the staff crunch in view expanding consumer base.(Representative Image)

Updated on Apr 08, 2019 09:07 AM IST

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Hindustan Times, Lucknow | ByHT Correspondent

UPPCL to launch drive to install smart meters in 47 towns

Post Lok Sabha elections, the UP Power Corporation Ltd will be launching a statewide drive to replace the existing energy meters with the smart ones in all the 47 towns covered under the Revised Accelerated Power Development and Reform Programme as well as in the rural areas in the district of Varanasi.

The discoms have been told to prioritise work in the 10 cities of Lucknow, Agra,Kanpur,Varanasi, Jhansi, Allahabad, Aligarh, Bareilly, Moradabad and Saharanpur.(Representative image)

Published on Apr 04, 2019 01:30 PM IST

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Hindustan Times, Lucknow | ByBrajendra K Parashar, Lucknow

OTS: UPPCL loses Rs 1800 cr in bid to recover Rs 37K cr from defaulters

In its desire to wrest pending dues from defaulters, the UP Power Corporation Ltd (UPPCL) has ended up losing Rs 1,800 crore that it had to waive off as surcharge (interest) applicable on the bills.

The corporation had targeted around 42 lakh defaulters under these categories. They together owed nearly R5,500 crore. But only half the consumers, that is, around 22 lakh registered themselves for the much publicised scheme.(Representative image)

Published on Apr 02, 2019 03:02 PM IST

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Hindustan Times, Lucknow | ByBrajendra K Parashar, Lucknow

UPPCL gears up to supply 24x7 power ahead of polls

Ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, the Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Ltd is gearing up to start providing 24x7 electricity to people from April1 despite the government-owned corporation’s tight financial position.

The fresh move is a part of the Modi government’s national commitment made with the launch of the Power For All (PFA) scheme in 2015-16.(Representative image)

Updated on Mar 30, 2019 02:58 PM IST

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Hindustan Times, Lucknow | ByBrajendra K Parashar, Lucknow

OTS for power defaulters fails to light up UPPCL

The Uttar Pradesh government’s much publicised one-time settlement (OTS) scheme offering defaulters the facility to get the interest on their bills waived by clearing all pending power dues may end up as a case of much ado about nothing.

Only 31% target achieved even as the extended scheme is set to close on Feb 15.(Represenatative image)

Published on Feb 04, 2019 01:30 PM IST

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Hindustan Times, Lucknow | ByBrajendra K Parashar, Lucknow