10 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT Electricity in Uttar Pradesh

A fact sheet by the International Institute for Sustainable Development detailing the challenges of electricity access, service quality, and financial sustainability of distribution companies in Uttar Pradesh, India.

• Uttar Pradesh faces significant energy access and quality issues, with 14.6 million households lacking electrification and existing users experiencing frequent blackouts, voltage fluctuations, and limited supply hours.
• The state's public electricity distribution companies are financially unsustainable due to a growing revenue gap, which reached 17,042 crores ($2.6 billion) in FY 2015. Costs are covered by subsidies (49%) and tariffs (32%), leaving a 19% price gap. The state government addresses these losses by taking over debt and issuing bonds via the UDAY scheme.
• Low cost recovery is driven by a disparity in meter installation, with only 25% of rural households having meters compared to 85% of urban households. Additionally, over 80% of power generation in the state relies on coal, impacting the environment and health.

APA

International Institute for Sustainable Development (n.d.). 10 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT Electricity in Uttar Pradesh. https://www.iisd.org/system/files/publications/10-things-about-electricity-uttar-pradesh.pdf

Chicago

International Institute for Sustainable Development. 10 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT Electricity in Uttar Pradesh. n.d. https://www.iisd.org/system/files/publications/10-things-about-electricity-uttar-pradesh.pdf.

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BibTeX

@techreport{internationalinstituteforsustainabledevelopmentndthings, author = {{International Institute for Sustainable Development}}, title = {{10 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT Electricity in Uttar Pradesh}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, url = {https://www.iisd.org/system/files/publications/10-things-about-electricity-uttar-pradesh.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }