UP
By state · Uttar Pradesh

UP runs on 6–10 h power cuts. And 40M MSME units.

Cities like Kanpur, Varanasi, and Allahabad routinely see 6–10 h power cuts in summer. The state has over 40 million MSME units, the highest PM Surya Ghar uptake nationally, and the deepest residential BESS need. TOBOR is rolling out fast across UP.

Uttar Pradesh · quick facts

DISCOM

PVVNL · UPPCL · MVVNL · PuVVNL · KESCO

Residential peak

₹8.8/unit

Commercial rate

₹9.5/unit

Net metering

Allowed up to 500 kW for HT consumers; residential within standard LT slabs.

Payback band

4–5 yr (residential) · 3.5–4 yr (MSME)

State-specific · UP

UP has more PM Surya Ghar enrolments than any other state. Solar coming on at scale; battery is the missing layer.

Kanpur leather and Agra MSMEs run heavy DG today. Lucknow and Noida residential and small-commercial pay both for tariff and outage frequency. Varanasi and tier-3 cities see the longest summer cuts — residential BESS demand peaks there.

Lucknow
Kanpur
Noida
Varanasi
Agra
Allahabad
Already running

TOBOR sites in Uttar Pradesh.

A few representative deployments. Full case studies — including metrics — live in our case-study library.

01

Kanpur

Leather MSME cluster

125 kW system · live and reporting to Tobor cloud EMS

02

Lucknow

Residential bungalow

9 kW system · live and reporting to Tobor cloud EMS

03

Agra

Marble / handicraft unit

60 kW system · live and reporting to Tobor cloud EMS

Uttar Pradesh · frequently asked

Local questions, answered.

Will the BESS run an entire home through a 10-hour outage?
Depends on load. A TOBOR HTX compact system (3–9 kW, ~20 ms typical bypass transfer) with its battery sized to your evening load runs a 2–3 BHK home — lights, fans, fridge, 1 AC, router, TV — through a typical evening cut. For longer cuts in the Varanasi / Allahabad area we size the battery up and pair it with solar to recharge during the brief grid windows. For a single room or portable backup, the Tobor Lite 2.4 / 3 / 4 kW units are available to order online.
How does PM Surya Ghar combine with the battery?
PM Surya Ghar pays up to ₹78,000 for a 3 kW rooftop solar install. The TOBOR battery is purchased separately. Most UP residential customers do both at once: solar + battery, claiming the ₹78,000 on the solar side and using NBFC EMI on the battery.
Is the BESS resilient against UP's voltage fluctuations?
Yes — TOBOR PCS has wide-input tolerance (±15% nominal). Brown-outs and voltage sags don't damage the battery; the EMS isolates the load to battery the moment voltage drops outside the safe band.

More answers → the full FAQ

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