By Admin 
In Uttarakhand, the outstanding of electricity bills on government departments has reached more than Rs 104 crore. Uttarakhand Power Corporation Limited i.e. UPCL has adopted a strict stance and made the list of defaulters public on its official website. The corporation has decided that now the updated list of outstanding amount will be posted on the website every month so that transparency is maintained.
According to the data till March 2, a total electricity bill of Rs 104.57 crore is outstanding on government institutions and some private industrial units across the state. The highest outstanding is on Jal Sansthan and Irrigation Department. In Almora district, an amount of Rs 10.34 crore is pending on a single account of Jal Sansthan, which is among the highest outstanding accounts. In Tehri district, electricity bill of more than Rs 4.52 crore is outstanding on Drinking Water Corporation.
Serious situation in Haridwar and Dehradun also
In Jwalapur division in Haridwar district, a project manager has outstanding dues of Rs 4.49 crore on the Ganga project and another project manager has outstanding dues of Rs 2.16 crore. A huge liability of Rs 3.75 crore has been registered against a private industrial unit in Roorkee. More than Rs 1.63 crore is outstanding on one account of a water supply engineer in Dehradun. An amount of more than Rs 1 crore is also pending on the Ganga Pollution Control Project.
Defaulters from medical college to tube well section
In the medical education sector, a bill of Rs 14.64 lakh is outstanding on Soban Singh Jeena Medical College. Payment of Rs 44.78 lakh on tube well section in Nainital district, lakhs on several accounts of EE tube well section in Champawat and Rs 25.90 lakh on Jal Sansthan in Barkot has not been made yet.
Electricity will be cut if payment is not made on time
UPCL management has given a clear warning that if the concerned departments do not make the payment on time, the power supply may be affected in the coming months. The corporation says that the financial pressure is increasing due to the continuously increasing dues, which may affect the power system and maintenance works. The next review report of the corporation will be released in the first week of April 2026.