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UPPCL Explains Power Purchase vs. Sale Price Discrepancy
✍️ TOI City
🗓 19 Jun 2026, 02:31 AM
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An audit report highlighted UPPCL's sale of power at Rs 3.77 per unit while purchasing it at Rs 6.52, leading to consumer group demands for a review.
Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL) has provided an explanation for a significant difference between the prices at which it purchased and sold electricity, as revealed in an audit report. The report indicated that the utility bought power at an average rate of Rs 6.52 per unit and subsequently sold it for Rs 3.77 per unit.
This disparity in transaction prices has raised concerns regarding the corporation's power scheduling and financial management. Consumer advocacy groups have responded by calling for a thorough review of these specific power transactions to understand the underlying reasons and potential implications.
UPPCL has attributed the price variance to the dynamic nature of the electricity market. The utility cited fluctuating market prices, which are influenced by factors such as demand and the availability of solar power generation, as the primary drivers behind the observed rates.
This disparity in transaction prices has raised concerns regarding the corporation's power scheduling and financial management. Consumer advocacy groups have responded by calling for a thorough review of these specific power transactions to understand the underlying reasons and potential implications.
UPPCL has attributed the price variance to the dynamic nature of the electricity market. The utility cited fluctuating market prices, which are influenced by factors such as demand and the availability of solar power generation, as the primary drivers behind the observed rates.