Uttar Pradesh government scraps smart prepaid meter system; shifts all consumers to postpaid mode
“The Uttar Pradesh government has decided to discontinue the smart prepaid electricity meter system across the State and convert the already-installed devices to postpaid with immediate effect,” Energy Minister A.K. Sharma said on Friday (May 8, 2026). The move comes amid growing protests in several districts over alleged excess billing and irregularities linked to smart…