Prepaid meter recharge calculator, Haryana
How many units does a recharge buy on a Haryana prepaid smart meter? Work it out with today’s tariff and the prepaid rules, or find the recharge you need for your units.
- Rs 500 buys about 165 units
- Rebate: confirmed
- Runs on your phone
Work out your recharge
Example for Haryana
A home uses no units yet this month. Each recharge also pays the fixed charge for the month.
| Recharge | Units | Average a unit |
|---|---|---|
| ₹200 | 87 | ₹2.29 |
| ₹500 | 165 | ₹3.02 |
| ₹1,000 | 266 | ₹3.75 |
For 200 units a month, the prepaid recharge is about ₹670. The post-paid bill is ₹705, so prepaid saves ₹35.
Today’s tariff for an urban home, single phase, 2 kW, with the prepaid rules above. Duty and fuel surcharge as the calculator includes them.
Prepaid rules in Haryana
- Prepaid rebate
- Prepaid homes get 5% off the energy and fixed charges.
“there shall be 5% rebate on fixed charge as well as energy charge levied in the electricity bills for consumers availing supply through prepaid smart meters.”
- Security deposit
“The consumer shall not be required to deposit any Advance Consumption Deposit (ACD) as part of security.”
- How the meter takes money
“The energy charges, as determined by the Commission, shall be deducted on the daily basis”
- Smallest recharge
“in multiples of Rs. 100/-”
HERC (Prepaid Smart Metering) Regulations, 2022 (HERC/58/2022), Haryana Govt Gazette 10.01.2023, copy laid in Haryana Vidhan Sabha (NeVA), Regulation 7.5, Gazette p.23-24
- Low balance and disconnection
“Disconnection process shall be scheduled only between 10 AM to 1 PM of any particular day”
How we work it out
- We price the month with today’s tariff for homes, from the calculator’s official rates.
- Then we apply the prepaid rules of the state order: a rebate, prepaid rates, and the time-of-day rates of smart meters.
- Units used earlier in the month decide the slab of the new units.
- Discoms take money each day, but the slabs count the whole month. Your daily balance can differ from our figures for the month.
Questions
How many units do I get for a Rs 500 recharge in Haryana?
At today’s tariff, about 165 units, if it is the first recharge of the month and it also pays the fixed charge. Later in the month, the units depend on the slab you are in.
Is prepaid cheaper than post-paid?
Prepaid homes get 5% off the energy and fixed charges.
Why do I get fewer units late in the month?
The slabs count the units of the whole month. Units late in the month can fall in a higher slab, so each unit costs more.
Can I get a prepaid meter in Haryana?
Smart meters belong to your discom, DHBVN. Ask DHBVN if prepaid meters are available for homes in your area. Its app or website shows the balance and the recharges.