APDCL Electricity Tariff 2025-26 — Slab Rates & Fixed Charges

Get an instant, itemised APDCL electricity bill for Entire Assam. Below you'll find APDCL's 2025-26 slab rates, fixed charges, an indicative monthly bill and a quick link to pay on the official portal.

Assam Power Distribution Company Ltd.
Service area: Entire Assam
2025-26

Tariffs last updated: 27 August 2026

Official APDCL source ↗

About APDCL

Areas served by APDCL

APDCL distributes electricity across Entire Assam.

APDCL at a glance

Distribution companyAssam Power Distribution Company Ltd.
Short nameAPDCL
State / UTAssam
Rates statusBased on the 2025-26 tariff order (latest published data we have)
Domestic energy rate₹3.35 – ₹8.19 per unit
Official websitewww.apdcl.org ↗

How APDCL is rated

A Integrated Rating · FY 2024-25

APDCL scored 80.99 and ranks 14 of 54 state and private distribution utilities.

The rating scores the utility’s financial and operational performance — AT&C losses, billing and collection efficiency, the gap between what supply costs and what it earns, and the regulatory support the utility gets. It is not a measure of supply reliability or customer service, and it does not affect your tariff.

14th Annual Integrated Rating & Ranking of Power Distribution Utilities ↗
Power Finance Corporation Ltd (PFC), for the Ministry of Power · published 2026-01-23

Current APDCL tariff (2025-26)

LT Domestic

Supply typeEnergy chargeFixed chargeDuty & other
Domestic-A — above 0.5 kW to below 5 kW
  • 0 – 120 units₹4.25/unit
  • 120 – 240 units₹6.30/unit
  • 240 – 300 units₹7.20/unit
  • 300 – 500 units₹7.40/unit
  • Above 500 units₹8.19/unit
₹70/kW/mo
Domestic-B — 5 kW to 30 kW
  • 0 – 300 units₹6.75/unit
  • 300 – 500 units₹6.95/unit
  • Above 500 units₹7.74/unit
₹70/kW/mo
Jeevan Dhara — 0.5 kW and 1.5 kWh/day
  • Above 0 units₹3.35/unit
₹40/mo

Who each rate applies to

Domestic-A — above 0.5 kW to below 5 kW
The ordinary household category. Five telescopic slabs on a ₹70/kW/month fixed charge, with the Government of Assam subsidy already applied.
Domestic-B — 5 kW to 30 kW
Larger domestic connections. The underlying rate is a flat ₹7.74 at every slab; only the size of the State subsidy changes, so the effective rate rises from ₹6.75 to ₹7.74.
Jeevan Dhara — 0.5 kW and 1.5 kWh/day
The lifeline category: ₹40 per connection per month (not per kW) and an effective ₹3.35/unit. Consume more than 45 units a month for two consecutive months and APDCL moves you to Domestic-A.

ℹ️ Assam splits domestic supply by sanctioned load first, then by consumption. Below 5 kW you are Domestic-A with five telescopic slabs; from 5 kW you are Domestic-B, where the underlying rate never changes and only the subsidy shrinks. Both pay ₹70/kW/month. The rates here are the effective rates after the Government of Assam's subsidy, which is what your bill charges. The underlying full-cost tariff is higher — ₹5.99 on the first slab against an effective ₹4.25 — and the difference is a State commitment rather than a permanent feature of the tariff. AERC has also introduced an optional Time-of-Day tariff for Domestic A and B — a rebate during solar hours and a surcharge in the evening peak — which is not modelled here.

LT Commercial & General Purpose

Supply typeEnergy chargeFixed chargeDuty & other
LT Commercial — above 0.5 kW to 30 kW
  • Above 0 units₹8.94/unit
₹150/kW/mo
LT General Purpose — up to 30 kW
  • Above 0 units₹7.99/unit
₹165/kW/mo
Non-commercial / non-domestic — Government schools
  • Above 0 units₹7.89/unit
₹90/kW/mo
LT Electric Vehicle charging station
  • Above 0 units₹6.19/unit
₹65/kW/mo

Who each rate applies to

LT Commercial — above 0.5 kW to 30 kW
A single unsubsidised rate of ₹8.94 on all units, on a ₹150/kW/month fixed charge.
LT General Purpose — up to 30 kW
₹7.99/unit on the highest LT fixed charge in the schedule, ₹165/kW/month.
Non-commercial / non-domestic — Government schools
Government primary, secondary and higher secondary schools: ₹7.89/unit on ₹90/kW/month.
LT Electric Vehicle charging station
₹6.19/unit on ₹65/kW/month — the cheapest non-agricultural LT rate in the schedule.

ℹ️ None of the non-domestic LT categories are slabbed — each is a single rate on every unit, and none carries a State subsidy. What separates them is the fixed charge, which ranges from ₹65/kW for an EV charging station to ₹165/kW for general purpose supply. Time-of-Day tariff is optional for LT Commercial, General Purpose and EV charging and is not modelled here.

LT Agriculture — up to 30 kW

Supply typeEnergy chargeFixed chargeDuty & other
LT Agriculture — up to 30 kW
  • Above 0 units₹6.09/unit
₹65/kW/mo

ℹ️ A flat ₹6.09/unit on ₹65/kW/month, with no State subsidy applied to the tariff.

Estimate your APDCL bill

Enter your units and sanctioned load for an itemised APDCL estimate. The result breaks the bill into energy charge, fixed or demand charge, FPPA, duty, and late-payment surcharge where applicable.

Domestic supply. The bracket in each option is the eligibility limit — pick the one your connection actually falls under, because the rates differ sharply between them. For commercial supply, time-of-day, solar export or arrears, the full calculator carries every field.

APDCL FPPA — latest verified rate and trend

Latest verified APDCL FPPA (Fuel and Power Purchase Adjustment)

Latest verified FPPANot available
Applicable periodNo verified period in tracker
Last updated2 September 2026
Official sourceNo verified FPPA source recorded yet

Enter the surcharge printed on your bill manually in the calculator. Open the surcharge tracker.

Common APDCL bill calculations

Typical domestic examples for a 2 kW LT Domestic connection, computed with the same engine as the calculator. Use them as a quick sanity check; your actual bill changes with sub-category, arrears, FPPA, duty and billing-period length.

Monthly consumptionEstimated bill
200 units₹1,212
300 units₹1,930
500 units₹3,484
750 units₹5,634

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Understanding your APDCL bill

Energy charge

The slab-wise price of the units consumed during the billing period. In telescopic slabs, each band is billed at its own rate.

Fixed charge

A monthly charge linked to sanctioned load, connected load, billing demand or consumer category. It applies even when usage is low.

Electricity duty

A statutory government levy. Depending on the state, it may apply on energy charges, fixed charges, or selected bill components.

FPPA (Fuel and Power Purchase Adjustment)

Fuel and power-purchase adjustment. It changes more often than the base tariff and may appear as a charge or a credit.

Arrears

Unpaid balance, corrections, security-deposit adjustments or previous-cycle amounts carried into the current bill.

LPSC

Late Payment Surcharge on overdue amounts. Check the due date and pay through the official DISCOM channel to avoid it.

Frequently asked questions

How do I calculate my APDCL electricity bill?
Open the APDCL bill calculator, enter your units consumed and sanctioned load, and it applies the 2025-26 APDCL slab rates, fixed charge and other charges to produce an itemised provisional bill.
What is the cheapest domestic electricity rate on APDCL?
APDCL's domestic energy charge starts at ₹3.35 per unit and rises to ₹8.19 per unit in the highest slab (LT Domestic), plus a monthly fixed charge (latest available estimate). The full slab table is above.
How do I pay my APDCL electricity bill online?
Pay on the official APDCL portal at www.apdcl.org. Use this page first to check what your bill should be, then pay on the authentic source.

APDCL consumer services

These services are provided by APDCL or the official state/DISCOM portal, not by TheDiscomBill. Use this block as a practical route map before you leave for the official site.

Complaint numbers and escalation

For supply, billing or meter complaints, use the official complaint portal first and keep the complaint number. The common electricity helpline in India is 1912 where supported by the state or DISCOM.

New connection and load change

Apply for a new connection, ownership update or sanctioned-load change through the official portal. Match the load you apply for with the fixed-charge section in the tariff table below.

Smart meter and prepaid recharge

If your APDCL connection has a prepaid smart meter, check recharge channels, low-balance rules and unit estimates before topping up.

Guides for APDCL consumers

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Sources

Tariff order / regulatoraerc.gov.in
APDCL official informationwww.apdcl.org
Tariff effective from2025-26
Tariff basisAERC order dt. 25-Mar-2025, w.e.f. 1 April 2025 (APDCL petitioned to continue it unchanged for FY 2026-27)
Page updated2 September 2026

Figures are provisional estimates built on publicly available Assam tariff orders. Always verify against your official APDCL bill — rates vary by sub-category, slab and city.