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CEIG approval for factories in Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh names its electrical inspectorate differently from its neighbours, and the name is worth knowing before you go looking: approvals run through the Directorate of Electrical Safety — Vidyut Suraksha Nideshalay — under the Department of Energy, with its head office at Vibhuti Khand-2, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow.
If you are building in Noida, Greater Noida, Ghaziabad, Meerut or anywhere in the western belt, and the plant takes HT supply, installs a transformer or runs DG sets of consequence, this is the office that gates your energisation.
This page covers what is specific to UP. The multi-state CEIG guide covers the drawing content, testing and defect list common to every state.
Who issues it, and under what law
| Uttar Pradesh | |
|---|---|
| Issuing authority | Directorate of Electrical Safety (Vidyut Suraksha Nideshalay), Department of Energy |
| Head office | Vibhuti Khand-2, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow |
| Certificates issued by | Electrical Inspector to Government, UP |
| Statutory basis | Electricity Act, 2003 (Electrical Inspector appointed under Section 162) with safety requirements under Central Electricity Authority regulations |
| Departmental site | vidyutsuraksha.org |
| Online applications | vsaudit.vidyutsuraksha.org — including downloadable forms |
| DISCOM (NCR belt) | PVVNL — Noida, Greater Noida, Ghaziabad, Meerut (NPCL in parts of Greater Noida) |
| Estate authorities | NOIDA · GNIDA · YEIDA · UPSIDA |
UP is comparatively well served on the digital side: an online application portal with published forms removes a class of friction that still exists elsewhere in the region. What it does not remove is the query round.
The estate-authority layer is the UP-specific complication
The inspectorate file is a state matter. Your plot, however, sits under NOIDA, GNIDA, YEIDA or UPSIDA, each with its own building sanction, its own completion process and its own queue. None of these change the electrical approval, but all of them share your programme.
The failure mode is sequencing rather than substance: teams run the estate authority and the directorate in series, discover the second only after the first closes, and lose the difference. Run them in parallel from the start.
Cross the boundary west and everything changes again — Delhi’s inspectorate sits under the Labour Department with three DISCOMs, Gurugram runs through Haryana with DHBVN. We map the whole belt in the Delhi NCR approvals authority maze.
Where CEIG sits in your programme
- DISCOM sanction first — PVVNL or NPCL depending on location.
- Drawing approval — filed before the substation is built.
- Installation and testing by a licensed electrical contractor.
- Inspection and clearance against approved drawings.
- Energisation by the DISCOM.
- Periodic inspection thereafter.
What actually stalls a UP file
- An SLD showing connectivity only, with no protection ratings or settings — discrimination cannot be assessed.
- Earthing shown as a note rather than a designed grid, with no measured values at test stage.
- Drawings inconsistent with the sanctioned load.
- A site that has moved past its approved drawings — inspection is against what is installed.
Our guide on what the inspectorate checks on DG sets covers the integration scrutiny that decides these files.
Solar and the PVVNL interface
For rooftop and captive solar, the CEIG file runs alongside net metering rather than behind it. Capacity is where files stall — proposing solar beyond the permitted percentage of sanctioned load or beyond transformer headroom bounces feasibility, which we cover in why net-metering files stall in UP, Punjab and Haryana.
What we do
We prepare and file the submission, carry queries with the directorate, keep test records inspection-ready and sequence the PVVNL interface alongside the estate authority — under CEIG liaison and energisation support. The CEIG readiness checker runs the pre-filing list.
Building in Noida, Greater Noida or Ghaziabad? Book a Free Project Blueprint & Statutory Approvals Roadmap or call +91 70099 87817. See also Fire NOC for factories in UP.
Authority names, offices, portals and processes are current as of publication and can change with state notifications — confirm the live position with the Directorate of Electrical Safety, UP. Not legal advice.
Frequently asked questions
Who issues CEIG approval in Uttar Pradesh?
The Directorate of Electrical Safety — Vidyut Suraksha Nideshalay — under the Department of Energy, Government of Uttar Pradesh. Its head office is at Vibhuti Khand-2, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow, and certificates and permits are issued by the Electrical Inspector to Government, UP.
Can I apply for CEIG approval online in UP?
Yes. The directorate publishes at vidyutsuraksha.org and runs an online application portal at vsaudit.vidyutsuraksha.org, which also carries downloadable forms. Confirm the current route on the site before filing, since departmental systems are revised periodically.
Which DISCOM serves Noida, Greater Noida and Ghaziabad?
PVVNL — Pashchimanchal Vidyut Vitran Nigam — serves the western UP belt including Noida, Greater Noida, Ghaziabad and Meerut, with NPCL supplying parts of Greater Noida. The inspectorate process is statewide; the sanction and energisation counterparty is not.
Does a factory in a NOIDA or YEIDA plot follow a different CEIG process?
The electrical approval runs through the state directorate regardless of the plot authority. What changes is the coordination around it — NOIDA, GNIDA, YEIDA and UPSIDA each run their own building sanction and estate processes, and those interact with your programme even though they do not change the inspectorate file.
Does a rooftop solar plant in UP need CEIG approval?
Where the installation interfaces at high tension or otherwise falls within the directorate ambit, yes — and it runs alongside the PVVNL net-metering application rather than after it. Whether a specific rooftop plant is in scope depends on voltage and current thresholds, which belong in the design decision.
What does CEIG approval cost in Uttar Pradesh?
Fees are set by the state, scale with the installation and are revised from time to time. Confirm the current schedule on vidyutsuraksha.org or with the directorate rather than budgeting from a third-party figure.
Sources and standards
- Electricity Act 2003 (2003, as amended) — The Electricity Act, 2003. Government of India, Ministry of Power. Publisher.The statutory framework for generation, distribution, licensing and the Electrical Inspector's role (Section 162).
- CEA (Measures relating to Safety and Electric Supply) Regulations (2023 (superseding the 2010 regulations)) — Central Electricity Authority (Measures relating to Safety and Electric Supply) Regulations. Central Electricity Authority. Publisher.Safety requirements for electrical installations, inspection of HT installations before energisation, periodic inspection, earthing and protection.
- IS 3043 (2018) — IS 3043 — Code of Practice for Earthing. Bureau of Indian Standards. Publisher.Earthing system design, electrodes, resistance values and testing.
- Chief Electrical Inspector to Government (state) — Office of the Chief Electrical Inspector to Government — state electrical inspectorates. State governments. Drawing approval, inspection and energisation clearance under the Electricity Act and the CEA safety regulations; process and portal differ by state.
Standards are cited to support the technical statements on this page. Where a standard has been revised, the edition shown is the one verified at the time of review; the edition in force for a project is the one the authority applies.