The Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission has ordered public-notice steps in an application seeking a parallel electricity distribution licence for a data-centre park in Sector 62, Noida.
The key point for residents and businesses is the status: the licence has not been granted.
In an order dated August 5, 2026, UPERC carried out a preliminary examination of Petition No. 2333 of 2025 and directed the applicants to publish a notice inviting public comments and suggestions. The proceeding concerns a proposed distribution licence for electricity supply within the specified data-centre park, rather than a general licence to distribute electricity across Noida.
What the application is for
The petition has been filed by Adani Energy Solutions Step Eleven Limited and Adani Energy Solutions Limited.
According to UPERC’s order, the application seeks a distribution licence for Adani Energy Solutions Step Eleven Limited to undertake electricity supply and distribution in a data-centre park being developed by DC Development Noida Limited at Plot 20, Sector 62, Noida.
The proceeding has been filed under provisions of the Electricity Act, 2003 and the applicable UPERC distribution-licence regulations, along with other rules and the Uttar Pradesh Data Centre Policy framework cited in the petition.
UPERC’s July 24 notice had earlier admitted Petition No. 2333 of 2025 for hearing. The Commission’s August 5 order takes the matter further through the public-notice process.
At a glance
- Location: Data-centre park at Plot 20, Sector 62, Noida
- Petition: UPERC Petition No. 2333 of 2025
- Applicants: Adani Energy Solutions Step Eleven Limited and Adani Energy Solutions Limited
- Regulatory authority: Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission
- Current stage: Public-notice process ordered after preliminary examination
- Licence status: Not granted as of the August 5 order
- Public consultation: Comments and suggestions are to be invited after publication of the prescribed notice
UPERC has used the term ‘parallel distribution licence’
The wording matters.
In its August 5 order, UPERC directed that the newspaper notice prominently describe the proceeding as an application for a “Parallel Distribution License” for the data-centre park at Noida.
The Commission directed the applicants to publish the notice in at least two Hindi and two English daily newspapers.
It also ordered that comments and suggestions from the public be invited for 30 days from the date on which that notice is published.
That means the August 5 order itself should not be treated as the start of a 30-day objection deadline unless it is also the publication date of the prescribed public notice. The relevant publication date needs to be checked before stating a final deadline.
The proposed licence area also has an important limitation
One of the most significant parts of the UPERC order concerns the exact area that could be considered under the application.
During the proceeding, the Commission sought clarification about the proposed licence area, the status of the Letter of Comfort, or LOC, and the amalgamation of plots intended to form part of the data-centre park.
According to submissions recorded in the order, an LOC had been issued for Plot No. C-20/1A/10.
The applicants’ counsel told the Commission that adjoining plots C-20/1A/11 and C-20/1A/12 had been acquired by the developer but that the process for issuance of their LOCs was still underway.
The order also records a request to include Plots C-24 to C-30 in Sector 80, Noida, for another proposed data-centre facility. UPERC observed that the same principle would apply there: the area could be considered only after the required approvals and Letter of Comfort are in place.
UPERC consequently observed that consideration of the distribution-licence request would be confined to the area for which the required approvals and LOC were presently available.
The order says the petitioner may approach the Commission for an amendment after the required formalities for additional plots are completed, if necessary.
This is an important distinction. It would be inaccurate at this stage to describe every proposed or acquired plot associated with the wider development as already covered by an approved distribution licence.
What happens next
UPERC’s order lays down several steps before the regulatory proceeding can move further.
The applicants have been directed to publish the prescribed public notice and invite comments or suggestions.
The Commission has also directed that the complete petition, along with its annexures and enclosures, remain available on the petitioner’s website until either:
- the licence is issued, or
- the petition is rejected by UPERC.
The applicants must also submit details of the newspapers in which the notice was published to the Commission within two weeks of publication.
UPERC has directed that a copy of its order be sent to UPPCL, Paschimanchal Vidyut Vitran Nigam Limited and Uttar Pradesh Power Transmission Corporation Limited.
What the order does not establish
The present order does not mean that Adani Energy Solutions Step Eleven Limited has received a final electricity distribution licence for the Sector 62 data-centre park.
It also should not be interpreted as permission to distribute electricity generally across Sector 62 or across Noida.
The proceeding concerns the defined data-centre development and the licence area that can satisfy the regulatory and approval requirements considered by UPERC.
A final regulatory outcome can come only through subsequent proceedings.
Why this matters for Noida
The significance of this case is regulatory rather than promotional.
It concerns who may be authorised to supply and distribute electricity within a specified data-centre development in Noida, the geographical limits of such a licence, and the process through which the electricity regulator considers public comments before reaching a final decision.
For broader context on the city’s growing digital-infrastructure footprint, Pulse of Noida has previously examined Noida’s expanding data-centre ecosystem.
The Sector 62 proceeding is more specific. It is about the electricity-distribution framework for one data-centre development and is still moving through the regulatory process.
What Pulse of Noida will track next
Three developments would materially change the status of this story:
- publication of the formal public notice and the resulting deadline for comments or objections;
- any subsequent hearing or UPERC order dealing with objections and the geographical scope of the licence;
- a final UPERC decision either granting the distribution licence, granting it with conditions or rejecting the petition.
Until then, the accurate status remains: an application is before UPERC and the Commission has ordered the public-notice process.
Source attribution
Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission
Petition No. 2333 of 2025, Commission Order dated August 5, 2026
Read the UPERC Commission Order dated August 5, 2026
Additional primary source
UPERC Notice of Admission of Petition No. 2333 of 2025, dated July 24, 2026
Read the official UPERC hearing notice
UPERC Orders database
UPERC Orders
UPERC Notices database
UPERC Notices
