UPPCL employees' body seeks white paper on Agra, Noida power privatisation
LUCKNOW, Feb. 12 -- 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 UP. Shailendra Dubey, Samiti convenor, pointed to financial losses, stating that in 2023-24, the 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. htc...
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