UPPCL: Smart meters will not be prepared from October 1, electricity will not be cut in arrears - smart meters go prepaid savings and comfort for concures in UP

Updated: Sat, 13 Sep 2025 07:27 am (IST) in Gorakhpur, domestic smart power meters will now be prepaid, which will offer electricity to consumers at 2% lower rate. More than 75 thousand consumers are under the radius that can pay from the app or website. Electricity will not be cut off if arrears and payment can be made in installments. This system will be beneficial to consumers so that they can pay for comfort. Jagran correspondent, Gorakhpur. From October 1, 75 thousand 547 smart meters from the district will be converted into prepaid. Genus Company will convert smart to paid meters into prepaid by software. After the new system, the overdue power that is in arrears will stop. Electricity corporations engineers will reach consumers who are fees. Remove the ad, just read the news per unit cost will also be two percent less than the postpay. That is, the benefit of prepaid system will also be given to consumers. The Electricity Corporation has not yet decided to reduce the overdue. There were about two lakh -smart electricity meters in the district. The phase of phase must be converted into prepaid mode. A message has reached consumers of the electricity corporation since Thursday night. Herein, with reference to the consumer’s consumption number, it was written that the connection to the payment will be prepared from September 25. After a sudden message, consumers first felt that a cyber fraud was sending such messages. People took information from the Electricity Corporation engineers on Friday, and then this message was found to be correct and that all the smart electricity meters installed so far will start in prepaid mode. The outstanding meter will be added to the account after being in the prepaid system, the outstanding will be added to the consumer’s account. Consumers will be able to deposit money according to their own. For this, money can be deposited by visiting the app or the electricity corporation or electricity corporation counter. Vikrant Mishra, general manager of the genus business, very beneficial to consumers, said that power supply on prepaid mode is very beneficial to consumers. There will be a saving of money in this; Consumers will be able to deposit money according to their ease. The arrears can easily be paid in ten installments. Helpline Number Genus Company’s helpline number – 9257033642 -Mobile app can also download the app from Google Play Store, called Puvvnl Smart Bill. (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.genus.agenus_puvvnl_app). Consumers can see daily power consumption, deposit accounts, a type of complaint can also be submitted via the app. Consumers whose homes are installed can download smart electricity meters and use these facilities. Also read: Uppcl: Electricity connection is available in Consumers 6000 in UP? Due to the decision of the Power Corporation, there is no involvement with commercial consumers, Gorakhpur: Smart meters were also installed in the campus of commercial consumers in the district as well as in the district. The first phase includes domestic consumers. Not all consumers were kept in it. The smart meters installed in the metropolis will continue as before.