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Read NowUttar Pradesh, India's most populous state, sits within the Northern Regional (NR) grid and draws the bulk of its electricity from thermal sources. At the latest hourly slice (02:00 UTC, 1 June 2026), RE accounts for 13.9% of in-state generation — a carbon-intensive posture reflected in an average carbon intensity of 202.3 gCO2/kWh over the recent ~48h window. The open-access cost stack at HT voltage stands at INR 4.29/kWh, and DISCOM AT&C losses averaged 22.95% across the two reportable DISCOMs in FY23 (range: 17.95%–27.95%). RPO compliance is estimated at 13.6% as of FY23 — provisional and modelled. Real-time demand telemetry and peak-deficit data are not yet integrated, limiting intra-day reliability assessment. The state carries four active incentive categories for RE deployment, two of which are provisional.
Real-time demand telemetry for Uttar Pradesh is not available through the current Atlas feed, precluding an MW-anchored supply-demand balance for this snapshot. The fuel-mix timeseries (5 slices over the recent ~48h window) confirms thermal dominance: RE held a 13.9% share at the latest read (02:00 UTC, 1 June 2026). The recent ~48h window delta in RE share is +13.92 percentage points — a pronounced swing within a very short window that likely reflects diurnal solar generation cycles rather than any structural shift and should not be read as a sustained trend. Peak deficit data (POSOCO PSP peak/shortage fields) are not yet integrated; the p95 peak-deficit metric is therefore unavailable, and no reliability quantification can be made from this snapshot alone. Transmission ATC and TTC rows are also absent from the Atlas intelligence table for UP, meaning inter-regional headroom cannot be assessed. The IEX DAM price feed is currently empty, so spot-market cost-of-power signals are not observable from available data.
RE's 13.9% share of generation (latest hourly slice, 1 June 2026) situates Uttar Pradesh well below national RE-integration leaders. The recent ~48h window delta of +13.92 pp is a short-window movement — likely solar-cycle driven — and carries no inference about multi-year trajectory; the Atlas long-term demand CAGR aggregator is not yet integrated, so structural demand growth context is absent. Average carbon intensity over the recent ~48h window is 202.3 gCO2/kWh, consistent with a thermal-dominant mix at this generation level. RPO compliance is estimated at 13.6% as of FY23 (provisional, sourced from UPERC tariff orders and Prayas State RPO review); this figure suggests material headroom against statutory RPO obligations, though the absence of a live RPO compliance feed means year-on-year trajectory cannot be confirmed from Atlas data alone. Four active RE incentive categories are on record — including agricultural pump subsidy and residential solar capex — though two are provisional/modelled. The combination of sub-14% RE share, 202.3 gCO2/kWh intensity, and a provisional RPO compliance estimate below target collectively signal that the transition is early-stage.
AT&C losses for Uttar Pradesh DISCOMs averaged 22.95% in FY23 across two reportable entities, with a wide band (17.95%–27.95%), indicating heterogeneous operational performance across the distribution network. This level of loss materially erodes revenue recovery and constrains DISCOM capacity to service RE procurement obligations or capital investment. The open-access charge stack at HT voltage is INR 4.29/kWh (as of 1 April 2025), which serves as a proxy for the cost-of-power signal facing large industrial consumers. Residential tariff data are not available — the Atlas tariff endpoint requires an API key not yet provisioned — so cross-subsidy burden and household affordability cannot be quantified here. Peak-deficit p95 data are also absent (POSOCO PSP fields missing), removing a key reliability signal. Transmission ATC/TTC data are not yet in the Atlas table for UP. With two of five primary DISCOM-health indicators unavailable, the picture is partial; the 22.95% AT&C loss figure and INR 4.29/kWh OA charge are the only auditable anchors.
Over a 1–3 year horizon, three dynamics warrant monitoring. First, the 13.9% RE share and provisional 13.6% RPO compliance (FY23) imply procurement obligations will intensify under any tightening of state RPO targets; the four active incentive categories provide a partial policy scaffold but two are provisional. Second, AT&C losses at 22.95% (mean, FY23) represent a structural drag on DISCOM viability; without improvement, procurement creditworthiness for new RE PPAs remains constrained. Third, the INR 4.29/kWh HT open-access charge stack will determine whether large commercial and industrial consumers bypass DISCOM procurement — a risk that narrows the revenue base precisely when capital expenditure on network modernisation is needed. Demand growth trajectory cannot be assessed absent the multi-year CAGR aggregator; IEX DAM pricing is similarly dark. Closing these data gaps — particularly live SLDC feeds, POSOCO peak-deficit rows, and the tariff API key — is a prerequisite for any quantified investment or transition-risk assessment in subsequent snapshots.
