LUCKNOW, Feb. 11 -- The Uttar Pradesh Vidyut Karmchari Sanyukt Sangharsh Samiti on Tuesday called for a white paper on the privatisation of power distribution in Agra and Greater Noida before any further steps are taken. The employees' body argued that privatisation has been a failure nationwide and has adversely impacted U.P.

Shailendra Dubey, Samiti convenor, pointed to financial losses, stating that in 2023-24, the Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL) purchased electricity at Rs.5.55 per unit but sold it to Agra's private distributor, Torrent Power, at Rs.4.36 per unit-resulting in a Rs.275 crore loss that year alone.

"Over the past 14 years, cumulative losses in Agra have reached Rs.2,434 crore, while Torrent Power profit...