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Jammu & Kashmir electricity tariff since 2015

A home in Jammu & Kashmir that uses 200 units a month pays ₹510 under today’s JERC (J&K and Ladakh) tariff, before duty and fuel surcharge. In 2015-16 the same use cost ₹364. This page shows every tariff order since 2015, with the official source for each figure.

  • 5 tariff periods since April 2015
  • Each figure from an official order
  • Checked 16 Oct 2026

The bill over ten years

Tariff, 200 units a month₹364 → ₹5102015-16 to 2026-27: +40%. After inflation: −14%.
Prices in general+63%Consumer price index (MoSPI), FY 2015-16 to FY 2026-27.
Bill for one month: energy, fixed and customer charges, without electricity duty or fuel surcharge. Each step is a new tariff order. Tap or point at the chart for the figures.

The 200-unit bill, before and after inflation

200 units a month. The blue line is the bill at the prices of the time. The orange line shows the same bill in today’s rupees (MoSPI consumer price index). Where the orange line is higher, the bill cost more then than now, after inflation.

How JPDCL bills 200 units, then and now

Tariff in 2015-16₹364 a month
100 units₹1.54100 units₹2.00

100 units at ₹1.54 = ₹154, 100 units at ₹2.00 = ₹200; fixed and other charges ₹10

Tariff today₹510 a month
200 units₹2.45

200 units at ₹2.45 = ₹490; fixed and other charges ₹20

200 units a month. Each piece is one slab: its units and its rate.

Every tariff order since 2015

  1. The JKSERC tariff in force from April 2015. Homes paid Rs 1.54 a unit for the first 100 units and a fixed charge of Rs 5 a kW a month. JKSERC made no tariff rise for 2015-16.JKSERC Order No. JKSERC/34 of 2014 dated 24.06.2014 (Retail Tariff FY 2014-15), extended 01.04.2015-31.07.2015 by order of 13.03.2015; continued without tariff hike by Order No. 39-JKSERC of 2015 dated 18.08.2015 (True-up FY 2013-14, APR FY 2014-15, ARR & Tariff FY 2015-16), in force 01.08.2015-31.03.2016; extended to 30.06.2016 (order 27.04.2016, Petition JKSERC/66 of 2016) and to 30.09.2016, Table 123, printed p.139-140 (Chapter 10); para 8.3 printed p.131; Order paras 13-16 (p.4)
  2. JKSERC raised the tariff by about 10% from 1 October 2016. For example, Rs 1.54 to Rs 1.69 a unit for the first 100 units. The fixed charge rose to Rs 5.50 a kW.JKSERC Order No. 38-JKSERC of 2016 (Case JKSERC/65 of 2016): True-up FY 2014-15, APR FY 2015-16, ARR for 2nd MYT Control Period FY 2016-17 to FY 2020-21 and Retail Tariff FY 2016-17 for JKPDD-D; valid to 31.03.2017 but charged until the first JERC order (regularised by JERC suo-moto orders 09 and 10 of 2022 dated 22.12.2022), Table 184 printed p.220 (Chapter 10); Table 173 printed p.189; Order para 35read from a scan
  3. The first tariff of JERC, the new regulator for J&K and Ladakh. JERC joined the first two slabs into one: Rs 2.00 a unit up to 200 units. The fixed charge rose to Rs 8 a kW.JERC Order No. JERC/06 of 2022 (True-up FY 2019-20, APR FY 2020-21 & 2021-22, ARR & Tariff FY 2022-23 for JPDCL and KPDCL), order itself not read (site blocked the file); rates from JERC Order 13 of 2023 Table 5, p.9read from a scan
  4. JERC raised the tariff from 1 December 2023: Rs 2.00 to Rs 2.30 a unit up to 200 units. The fixed charge did not change. The UT Government pays part of the cost through this tariff.JERC Order No. 13 of 2023 (Business Plan & MYT FY 2023-24 to FY 2025-26, ARR and RST FY 2023-24 for JPDCL and KPDCL); detailed order 14 of 2023, p.8 (para 26), p.9 (Table 5)read from a scan
  5. JERC raised the tariff from 1 September 2026: Rs 2.30 to Rs 2.45 a unit up to 200 units. The fixed charge rose from Rs 8 to Rs 10 a kW.JERC Order No. 06 of 2026 (APR FY 2025-26, ARR FY 2026-27, RST and MYT FY 2026-27 to 2028-29 for JPDCL and KPDCL), Chapter 10 Table 10-1; para 32

The figures

FromOrderJERC (J&K and Ladakh) tariff, a month
100 units200 units300 units
1 Apr 2015JKSERC Order No. 39 of 2015₹164₹364₹664
1 Oct 2016read from a scanJKSERC Order No. 38 of 2016₹180▲ 10%₹400▲ 10%₹730▲ 10%
13 Oct 2022read from a scanJERC Order No. 06 of 2022₹216▲ 20%₹416▲ 4%₹766▲ 5%
1 Dec 2023read from a scanJERC Order No. 13 of 2023₹246▲ 14%₹476▲ 14%₹876▲ 14%
1 Sep 2026JERC Order No. 06 of 2026₹265▲ 8%₹510▲ 7%₹930▲ 6%
  1. 1 Apr 2015JKSERC Order No. 39 of 2015
    Tariff
    100 u₹164
    200 u₹364
    300 u₹664
  2. 1 Oct 2016JKSERC Order No. 38 of 2016
    read from a scan
    Tariff
    100 u₹180▲ 10%
    200 u₹400▲ 10%
    300 u₹730▲ 10%
  3. 13 Oct 2022JERC Order No. 06 of 2022
    read from a scan
    Tariff
    100 u₹216▲ 20%
    200 u₹416▲ 4%
    300 u₹766▲ 5%
  4. 1 Dec 2023JERC Order No. 13 of 2023
    read from a scan
    Tariff
    100 u₹246▲ 14%
    200 u₹476▲ 14%
    300 u₹876▲ 14%
  5. 1 Sep 2026JERC Order No. 06 of 2026
    Tariff
    100 u₹265▲ 8%
    200 u₹510▲ 7%
    300 u₹930▲ 6%

▲ ▼: change from the period before. “—”: no official document states this figure. Download the data (CSV).

How we work it out

  • One home: urban, single phase, 2 kW. It uses 100, 200 or 300 units a month.
  • The bill is energy charge plus fixed and customer charges, from the tariff in each order. It does not include electricity duty, tax or fuel surcharge.
  • “In today’s rupees” uses the consumer price index of MoSPI (all India, general). We use the average of the months of each financial year. For 2026-27 we use April to September.
  • We read some orders from scanned copies. The table marks these periods.

Recent changes, with the full order details

The change log since April 2023: tariff, fuel surcharge, schemes and duty.

FY 2026-27
Tariff order

JERC tariff order for FY 2026-27 (JPDCL and KPDCL): home rates up about 5% to 6%, fixed charge Rs 8 to Rs 10

JERC for UT of J&K and UT of Ladakh · Order No. 06 of 2026 dated 20 August 2026 (APR FY 2025-26, ARR FY 2026-27, Retail Supply Tariff and MYT FY 2026-27 to 2028-29) · order dated 20 August 2026

Subsidised domestic rates rise to Rs 2.45 (up to 200 units), Rs 4.20 (201-400) and Rs 4.60 (above 400), and the fixed charge to Rs 10/kW. BPL rates (up to 30 units) stay at Rs 1.40 with Rs 5 fixed. The Commission states the average tariff rise over FY 2025-26 is 6.83% across all categories. The new tariff applies to energy consumed from 1 September 2026.

Before

UnitsRs/kWh
0–2002.3
200–4004
Above 4004.35

Fixed: Rs 8.00/kW/month (BPL Rs 5.00)

After

UnitsRs/kWh
0–2002.45
200–4004.2
Above 4004.6

Fixed: Rs 10.00/kW/month (BPL Rs 5.00)

Per month, metered homes, subsidised tariff payable by consumers (the order also lists a higher full-cost tariff, Rs 5.27, 6.57, 6.92). BPL up to 30 units: Rs 1.40 unchanged. Unmetered flat rates also changed. Valid to 31.03.2027 and continues after that until the next order.

Sources
FY 2026-27
Government scheme

J&K Government grant-in-aid of Rs 2,420.78 crore keeps home tariffs below cost in FY 2026-27

Government of UT of Jammu & Kashmir (Power Development Department), recorded by JERC · PDD letter No. PDD-ACC/11/2026-05 dated 08.05.2026, in JERC Order 06 of 2026 · order dated 20 August 2026

The UT Government commits Rs 2,420.78 crore as tariff subsidy under Section 65, and JERC set the subsidised tariff on that basis. JERC says that without it the tariff increase would be around 40%. The same arrangement ran earlier (Rs 1,943.46 crore for FY 2023-24).

Sources
  • JERC Order 06 of 2026, summary para 25
    “The Commission has factored in the financial support of ₹2420.78 crore committed by the Government of UT of Jammu & Kashmir as tariff-related subsidy support under Section 65 of the Electricity Act, 2003”
  • JERC Order 13 of 2023, para 25
    “the budgetary provision made by the UT Government of J&K to the extent of Rs 1943.46 Cr as an assured grant-in-aid support”
FY 2026-27
Fuel surcharge

JERC tells J&K discoms to start monthly FPPCA under the MYT Regulations 2025

JERC for UT of J&K and UT of Ladakh · Order No. 06 of 2026, paras 8.44-8.45 and summary para 29; JERC MYT Regulations 2025

JERC says the Fuel and Power Purchase Cost Adjustment formula in its MYT Regulations 2025 applies to JPDCL and KPDCL, who must levy it on consumers, and notes no implementation report was received after the earlier direction. The discoms must report quarterly, the first report by 31 August 2026. No monthly FPPCA value has been published.

Source
  • JERC Order 06 of 2026, para 8.45
    “Although, even after giving direction in the last tariff Order to submit the report regarding FPPCA, no such report has been submitted.”

Some details were read from a scanned or partly readable copy of the document.

Show 4 earlier changes since April 2023
FY 2025-26
Tariff order

JERC tariff order for FY 2025-26 (JPDCL and KPDCL): domestic tariff continued unchanged

JERC for UT of J&K and UT of Ladakh · Order No. 16 of 2025 dated 31 December 2025 (Petitions JERC/05 and 06 of 2025); addendum order dated 13-05-2026

JERC continued the FY 2024-25 tariff for FY 2025-26 with no change for homes (Rs 2.30, 4.00, 4.35 a unit; Rs 8/kW fixed). Only the HT power intensive units category was revised. The order was issued at the very end of the year.

Before

UnitsRs/kWh
0–2002.3
200–4004
Above 4004.35

Fixed: Rs 8.00/kW/month

After

UnitsRs/kWh
0–2002.3
200–4004
Above 4004.35

Fixed: unchanged

Per month, metered, subsidised tariff. BPL up to 30 units Rs 1.40, fixed Rs 5.00, also unchanged.

Sources
  • JERC Order 16 of 2025, para 20
    “the Commission decided to continue the existing tariff without any change for FY 2025-26 except the HT Power Intensive Units category of consumers.”
  • JERC Order 16 of 2025, Table 2
    “Metered Up to 200 units per month Rs./kWh 2.30 201 - 400 units per month Rs./kWh 4.00 >400 units per month Rs./kWh 4.35 Fixed Charges Rs./kW/month 8.00”
FY 2024-25
Tariff order

JERC retail tariff order for FY 2024-25 (JPDCL and KPDCL): domestic rates same as FY 2023-24

JERC for UT of J&K and UT of Ladakh · Tariff Order No. 05/2025 dated 24 March 2025

The FY 2024-25 tariff for homes is shown in the FY 2025-26 order as the existing tariff and equals the FY 2023-24 rates (Rs 2.30, 4.00, 4.35 a unit, Rs 8/kW fixed), so no change for homes is recorded. The order text itself is not on the JERC list and was not read.

Before

UnitsRs/kWh
0–2002.3
200–4004
Above 4004.35

Fixed: Rs 8.00/kW/month

After

UnitsRs/kWh
0–2002.3
200–4004
Above 4004.35

Fixed: unchanged

Inferred by comparing the FY 2023-24 approved tariff (Order 13 of 2023) with the 'Existing Tariff FY 2024-25' column of Order 16 of 2025.

Sources
  • JERC Order 16 of 2025, para 5.103
    “existing tariff rates are as per the Retail Supply Tariff Order for FY 2024-25 (JPDCL and KPDCL) issued by the Commission vide Tariff Order No.05/2025 dated 24 March 2025.”
  • JERC Order 16 of 2025, para 19
    “the Government’s decision to continue the present tariff, i.e. FY 2024- 25 approved tariff is also applicable for FY 2025-26”

Some details were read from a scanned or partly readable copy of the document.

FY 2023-24
Tariff order

JERC tariff order for FY 2023-24 (JPDCL and KPDCL): domestic energy charges up Rs 0.30 to Rs 0.55 a unit

JERC for UT of J&K and UT of Ladakh · Order No. 13 of 2023 dated 24-11-2023 (detailed order No. 14 of 2023 dated 30-11-2023) · order dated 24 November 2023

Subsidised domestic rates rose from Rs 2.00, 3.50 and 3.80 to Rs 2.30, 4.00 and 4.35 a unit; BPL (up to 30 units) from Rs 1.25 to Rs 1.40; fixed charge stayed Rs 8/kW. The new tariff applied to energy consumed from 1 December 2023. The UT Government grant of Rs 1,943.46 crore held back a larger rise.

Before

UnitsRs/kWh
0–2002
200–4003.5
Above 4003.8

Fixed: Rs 8.00/kW/month (BPL Rs 5.00)

After

UnitsRs/kWh
0–2002.3
200–4004
Above 4004.35

Fixed: unchanged: Rs 8.00/kW/month (BPL Rs 5.00)

Per month, metered, subsidised. BPL up to 30 units 1.25 to 1.40. Unmetered flat rates also rose (for example up to 1/4 kW Rs 175 to Rs 227). The order text was read from a scanned copy.

Sources

Some details were read from a scanned or partly readable copy of the document.

FY 2023-24
Duty / tax

Order notes J&K Government decision to abolish electricity duty

JERC for UT of J&K and UT of Ladakh (recording a Government decision) · Order No. 13 of 2023, para 24

While setting FY 2023-24 tariff the Commission noted the utilities' submission about the Government's decision to abolish electricity duty. The order does not give the date or rate of the duty, so the effect on a home's bill is not stated.

Source

Read once from the official document; treat the figures as provisional.

What we could not confirm

  • We could not download the JERC order of October 2022. We took its rates from a table in the JERC order of 2023.
  • We did not read the JKSERC order for 2014-15. We use the 2015-16 order, which states that the tariff did not rise.
  • The JKSERC tariff of 2016 was valid to March 2017. JKSERC did not extend it. JERC later accepted that the discoms charged it until October 2022.
  • We did not read the JERC order for 2024-25. The 2025-26 order shows that the tariff did not change.
  • Our figures do not include electricity duty. The orders do not give its rate. JERC lets the discoms add a fuel charge from 2026, but they have not published a value.

Use this data

Cite this page. ebbillcalc.com, “Jammu & Kashmir electricity tariff history, FY 2015-16 to FY 2026-27”, Sri Murugan Systems, 16 Oct 2026. https://ebbillcalc.com/jammu-and-kashmir-electricity-tariff-changes/

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Questions

How much has the electricity tariff gone up in Jammu & Kashmir since 2015?

For 200 units a month, the JERC (J&K and Ladakh) tariff went from ₹364 in 2015-16 to ₹510 in 2026-27, +40%. Prices in general rose +63% in that time, so the tariff fell 14% after inflation.

Who sets the electricity tariff in Jammu and Kashmir?

JKSERC set the tariff until 12 October 2022. Since 13 October 2022, JERC for J&K and Ladakh sets it for JPDCL and KPDCL. Both discoms use one tariff.

Does the UT Government pay part of the bill?

Yes. The UT Government gives a grant to the discoms. JERC uses this grant to set a lower tariff, and this lower tariff is the one on the bill.

Are electricity duty and fuel surcharge in these figures?

No. The figures show energy, fixed and customer charges only. Your bill also has electricity duty or tax, and a fuel surcharge in most months.

Sources

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