UP Electricity Duty Exemption: 100% Waiver for Warehouses & Cold Chains — Frequently Asked Questions

It removes electricity duty from your power bill completely for ten years. The incentive sits under the New UP Warehousing & Logistics Policy 2022 and applies to qualifying warehouses, silos and cold chain facilities operating in Uttar Pradesh. It is a waiver, so the saving shows up as a permanently lower operating cost rather than as a cheque from the government.

There is no fixed rupee figure. The benefit is listed as varying, because its worth depends on how much electricity duty your particular facility would otherwise have paid over the ten-year period. A larger, more power-intensive operation stands to save more than a smaller one, but the rate of relief is the same — 100%.

Ten years. The period is counted from the date commercial operations begin, or as otherwise specified in the policy's terms.

Warehouses, silos and cold chain facilities established in Uttar Pradesh are the eligible categories. The facility also has to be set up and run in accordance with the New UP Warehousing & Logistics Policy 2022. There is no separate bar on the basis of company stage or sector.

Yes. Location is a core eligibility condition — the unit must be established within Uttar Pradesh, since this is a state incentive offered by the Government of Uttar Pradesh.

The published eligibility details do not mention DPIIT recognition or MSME registration as requirements. What matters is that your unit is a warehouse, silo or cold chain facility, that it is located in Uttar Pradesh, and that it complies with the New UP Warehousing & Logistics Policy 2022.

No fixed closing date is specified — the program is listed as rolling and always open. State policy incentives of this kind are generally available on an ongoing basis while the policy remains in force. It is still worth checking the official policy document for any application windows or procedural updates.

No. This is a subsidy in the form of a duty exemption, not an equity investment or a loan. No shares are issued and nothing has to be repaid — the relief simply reduces what your facility owes on electricity duty.

Applications are made through the state's online portal at https://niveshmitra.up.gov.in/. The usual route is to download the prescribed application form and guidelines from the official Uttar Pradesh government or Invest UP website, compile the supporting documents, and submit the complete package to the designated authority, such as the Department of Infrastructure & Industrial Development, UP. The application is then reviewed and verified by the relevant committee, and once approved the exemption is granted as per the policy terms, which may involve a notification or a certificate of eligibility.

Applicants are generally asked for proof of facility registration, operational licences, project details and financial statements. Supporting paperwork commonly includes an incorporation or entity certificate, a project report, land documents, evidence of the commencement date of commercial operations, and any other approvals relevant under the New UP Warehousing & Logistics Policy 2022. The exact checklist is set out with the application form.

A designated committee or nodal agency of the Government of Uttar Pradesh reviews the submission. It verifies the nature of the facility — warehouse, silo or cold chain — its location in the state, and its operational status, and it checks that all documentation is complete and accurate. The panel also confirms that the facility advances the policy's goal of developing logistics infrastructure in Uttar Pradesh.

UP Electricity Duty Exemption: 100% Waiver for Warehouses & Cold Chains is open to startups at any stage. It is open to startups registered anywhere in India.

UP Electricity Duty Exemption: 100% Waiver for Warehouses & Cold Chains is offered by Government of Uttar Pradesh, a government body. It is provided as non-dilutive funding.

Apply directly through the official application link on this page. Review the eligibility criteria and prepare your startup documents before you begin.