Jharkhand Bijli Vitran Nigam Ltd. supplies power to Entire Jharkhand. Use this page to check JBVNL's 2026-27 tariff and calculate your provisional bill.
JBVNL scored 9.65 and ranks 53 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.
DS Urban — areas under a Nagar Nigam, Parishad or Panchayat
Above 0units₹7.40/unit
₹100/mo
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DS Rural — areas outside municipal limits
Above 0units₹7.20/unit
₹75/mo
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Who each rate applies to
DS Urban — areas under a Nagar Nigam, Parishad or Panchayat
₹7.40/unit on a flat ₹100 per connection per month. No slabs — the same rate applies from the first unit to the last.
DS Rural — areas outside municipal limits
₹7.20/unit on a flat ₹75 per connection per month.
ℹ️ Jharkhand does not slab domestic supply at all — one rate applies to every unit, and the only split is rural against urban. The fixed charge is levied per connection rather than per kW, and JSERC directs JBVNL not to inspect premises for load verification on that basis, so sanctioned load does not change a domestic bill. The domestic schedule also catches any connection up to 5 kW of contracted demand that would otherwise be commercial, industrial or institutional. The Government of Jharkhand's free-electricity scheme covers domestic consumption up to 200 units a month. It is a State subsidy applied to the bill, not a tariff rate, and is not modelled here — the figures shown are the JSERC tariff before any subsidy. JSERC abolished meter rent for every category from FY 2026-27.
CS (Commercial Service)
Supply type
Energy charge
Fixed charge
Duty & other
CS Urban — commercial in municipal areas
Above 0units₹7.30/unit
₹200/kW/mo
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CS Rural — commercial outside municipal areas
Above 0units₹6.70/unit
₹120/kW/mo
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CS-HT — commercial at 100 kVA and above
Above 0units₹8.00/unit
₹400/kVA/mo
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Who each rate applies to
CS Urban — commercial in municipal areas
₹7.30/unit on ₹200 per kW per month.
CS Rural — commercial outside municipal areas
₹6.70/unit on ₹120 per kW per month.
CS-HT — commercial at 100 kVA and above
Supply at 6.6 kV and above, billed on kVAh: ₹8.00/kVAh on ₹400/kVA/month. Schools and colleges are excluded from this category.
ℹ️ Commercial reverses the domestic basis: the fixed charge is per kW, so load matters here in a way it does not for a household. Anything up to 5 kW of contracted demand is billed on the domestic schedule instead, which is cheaper on the fixed charge. At 100 kVA and above, supply moves to HT and is billed on kVAh against a ₹400/kVA demand charge, with billing demand taken as the higher of recorded maximum demand or 50% of contract demand.
Estimate your JBVNL bill
Enter your units and sanctioned load for an itemised JBVNL 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.
JBVNL FPPA — latest verified rate and trend
Latest verified JBVNL FPPA (Fuel and Power Purchase Adjustment)
Typical domestic examples for a 2 kW DS (Domestic Service) 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.
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 JBVNL electricity bill?
Open the JBVNL bill calculator, enter your units consumed and sanctioned load, and it applies the 2026-27 JBVNL slab rates, fixed charge and other charges to produce an itemised provisional bill.
What is the cheapest domestic electricity rate on JBVNL?
JBVNL's domestic energy charge starts at ₹7.2 per unit and rises to ₹7.4 per unit in the highest slab (DS (Domestic Service)), plus a monthly fixed charge (latest available estimate). The full slab table is above.
How do I pay my JBVNL electricity bill online?
Pay on the official JBVNL portal at jbvnl.co.in. Use this page first to check what your bill should be, then pay on the authentic source.
JBVNL consumer services
These services are provided by JBVNL or the official state/DISCOM portal, not by TheDiscomBill. Use this block as a practical route map before you leave for the official site.
Pay bill or download bill
Use jbvnl.co.in for the final bill, receipt and payment status. The calculator here is only for checking whether the charge lines look reasonable.
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.
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.
FY 2026-27 (JSERC tariff determination for FY 2026-27, first year of the FY 2026-27 to FY 2030-31 control period)
Page updated
2 September 2026
Figures are provisional estimates built on publicly available Jharkhand tariff orders. Always verify against your official JBVNL bill — rates vary by sub-category, slab and city.