On 09-Dec-2017, the UP Electricity Regularity Commission (UPERC) announced the new tariff order for 2017-18. This time unmetered consumer was discouraged. The last tariff hike was announced on 01-Aug-2016.

Highlights of the tariff 2016-17

• This tariff has introduced a 4-time zone for the billing of industrial consumers. Earlier,  there was only a 3-time zone. Time zone is also known as TOD, time of day.
• This time different TOD rate for summer and winter has been introduced
• Consumtion range of Lifeline consumer has been changed to 100 units. Earlier, it was 150 units