how to know per unit rate of electricity in all states of india?

  how to know per unit rate of electricity in all states of India?

Electricity Bill constitutes a great amount of one’s household budget and knowing and understanding the tariff is necessary for working out a strategy to reduce it. The electricity tariff rates keep changing every year and we at Bijli Bachao thought that it will be very useful for our editor  to know about the latest fixed and unit rates relevant for their State in in 2022. So we do our research for all the states in India always and publish a table that lists all the update  tariff slabs and rates related for LT (Low Tension) domestic buyer  in urban & rural centers in India. As the tariff change, we update them on the list. Please note that these do not apply to trade and HT bond . 

Self-assessment of unit consumption

Most of our editor are as well in doubt whether their energy meter is note correctly or not. For this, one can either install a check-meter in their house and compare the readings recorded by the meters and if there is a significant difference, a complaint can be lodged with the power company. There is also another way of assessing the likely energy (in units). For this, take note of the wattage bring up for other  of the tools  request  in ‘watts’ on the nameplate and assess the usage in hours per day during the month you want to make the assessment. With this details   at hand , you can use a calculator from UPPCL database  and that can give a fair idea of likely use .

For felling the relation joining watt, kilowatt, unit and Horsepower click here.

Energy Bill

There are above all two units, one will  be come across while kindness an Energy Bill i.e. kW called connected/sanction load, and another darning  of energy i.e. kWh (or also called unit). Be careful that if the actual need  exceeds the approve demand, then the fixed charge/kW will  be increase depending on the state, and anytime the excess energy bill is painful when it is with arrears of 1-2 years.

also this, there are another  charges one can find in his bill, namely (i) Electricity Duty (ii) Fuel Surcharge (iii) Power Purchase adjustment cost (iv) surcharge, etc., and this can to a big sum hang on on your state/discom.

Tariff Structure of various states

The terms and state for new relation or change of connected load, meter protest , types of connections are either given in the tariff order itself or one should visit the ‘Supply Code’ of his state. The tariff structure of various states in respect of fixed and variable charges varies widely and is detailed as below with a link to the tariff order and the page digit to get the tariff of your state:

Andhra Pradesh

 1 Refer to pg. no. 187 of this link for detailed tariff order and click here for general terms and condition for issue and domestic supply as accept by APERC.;

 2 Tariff material for Southern Power Distribution Company and Eastern Power Distribution Company of AP. The link above includes the terms and conditions as applicable for the different classes of schedule;

 3 Monthly meter reading is taken;

 4 Single-phase connection up to 5 kW load and three-phase above it;

 5 A consumer having more than 500 units can opt for a smart meter having a rebate of Re.1/- from 10 AM to 12 Noon;

 6 The tariff is in three groups, namely, category A (up to 75 units), B (between 225 units), and C (above 225 units);

 7 Monthly fixed charges of Rs 10 per kW of sanctioned load per month