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Check out revised electricity charges in Noida

By Rishabh Chamoli | 2023-05-03

When it comes to buying or renting a house, a number of buyers and tenants consider the cost of living in the city. One expense that forms a huge part of this cost are electricity charges. While rentals in Noida are lower than in Delhi, the electricity charges are way higher in Noida.

The Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (UPERC) has issued a new tariff order for 2023. The government has withdrawn the Rs 7 per unit maximum slab for urban consumers and capped it at Rs 6.5 per unit. The tariff applicable for discoms of UPPCL will also be applicable for consumers of Noida Power Corporation Limited (NPCL). In addition to this, NPCL consumers will get a 10 percent regulatory discount on the total amount billed every month.

The residents of Noida have time and again raised their concerns regarding the hefty electricity bills that they pay. The electricity charges in Noida forms almost 20 percent of the monthly expenditure. This when compared to Delhi is exorbitant and thus impacts buying and renting decisions of many home buyers and tenants.

NPCL electricity charges and tariffs in Noida (May 2023)

The current rate chart for electricity charges for residential properties is as follows

Heads Charges
Fixed charges (Rs/kW/Month) Rs 110
Upto 150 kWh/month (Rs /kWh) Rs 5.50
151-300 kWh/month (Rs /kWh) Rs 6
301-500 kWh/month (Rs /kWh) Rs 6.50
Above 500 kWh/month (Rs /kWh) Rs 6.50

Earlier, the Uttar Pradesh (UP) government has increased the electricity tariffs across all categories, be it residential or agricultural/commercial properties. The increase in the tariffs was around 12 to 15 percent on average. However, the regulatory surcharge of 4.28 percent was abolished. Therefore, an effective tariff hike was around 7.4 percent.

The tariffs for urban domestic consumers have been increased from Rs 4.90 per unit to Rs 5.50 per unit for first 150 units of consumption. For 151 to 300 units of electricity consumption, rates have been revised from Rs 5.40 per unit to Rs 6 per unit. The tariffs have been revised from Rs 6.20 to Rs 6.50 per unit on 301 to 500 units, and from Rs 6.50 to Rs 7 per unit for units consumed above 500.

The rate of power supplied to single point connections in apartments has also been increased from the current Rs 6.10 to Rs 7. However, the charges for multi point supply will remain the same as that of other domestic consumers.

The consumers using prepaid meters will be eligible for a two percent discount on the tariffs. This has been done to increase the cash flow to the electricity companies.