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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. read more

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

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. read more

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. read more

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... read more

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. read more

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... read more

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... read more

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

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

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

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

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

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... read more

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. read more