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Ladakh electricity tariff since 2015

A home in Ladakh that uses 200 units a month pays ₹496 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.

  • 6 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 → ₹4962015-16 to 2026-27: +36%. After inflation: −17%.
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 LPDD 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₹496 a month
200 units₹2.35

200 units at ₹2.35 = ₹470; fixed and other charges ₹26

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

Every tariff order since 2015

  2. JKSERC raised the State 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 for Ladakh alone, from JERC for LPDD. JERC joined the first two slabs into one at Rs 2.00 a unit up to 200 units. The fixed charge rose to Rs 8 a kW.JERC Order No. JERC/05 of 2022 (Petition JERC/P/4 of 2022): True-up FY 2019-20 & 2020-21, APR FY 2021-22, ARR & Tariff FY 2022-23 for LPDD; corrigendum Order of Oct 2022 (unmetered and commercial rows only), Table 4, p.vii; para 18read from a scan
  4. JERC raised the tariff from 1 November 2023: Rs 2.00 to Rs 2.10 a unit up to 200 units. The fixed charge rose from Rs 8 to Rs 9 a kW.JERC Order No. JERC/12 of 2023 (Petition JERC/P/02 of 2023): Business Plan FY 2023-24 to 2025-26, True-up FY 2019-20 to 2021-22, ARR & Tariff FY 2023-24 for LPDD, Table 4, p.vii-viii; para 18read from a scan
  5. JERC raised the tariff from 1 July 2024: Rs 2.10 to Rs 2.20 a unit up to 200 units. The fixed charge rose from Rs 9 to Rs 12 a kW. The 2025-26 order kept these rates.JERC Order No. JERC/06 of 2024 (Petition JERC/02 of 2024; site listing says 'JERC/02 of 2024'): True-up FY 2019-20 to 2022-23, APR FY 2023-24, ARR & Tariff FY 2024-25 for LPDD, Table 6, p.viii; para 22read from a scan
  6. JERC raised the tariff from 1 September 2026: Rs 2.20 to Rs 2.35 a unit up to 200 units. The fixed charge rose from Rs 12 to Rs 13 a kW.JERC Order No. 05 of 2026 (LPDD True-up FY 2024-25, APR FY 2025-26, Business Plan FY 2026-27 to 2028-29, ARR & Tariff FY 2026-27), Table 11-1; para 25

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%
30 Sep 2022read from a scanJERC Order No. 05 of 2022₹216▲ 20%₹416▲ 4%₹766▲ 5%
1 Nov 2023read from a scanJERC Order No. 12 of 2023₹228▲ 6%₹438▲ 5%₹803▲ 5%
1 Jul 2024read from a scanJERC Order No. 06 of 2024₹244▲ 7%₹464▲ 6%₹844▲ 5%
1 Sep 2026JERC Order No. 05 of 2026₹261▲ 7%₹496▲ 7%₹906▲ 7%
  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. 30 Sep 2022JERC Order No. 05 of 2022
    read from a scan
    Tariff
    100 u₹216▲ 20%
    200 u₹416▲ 4%
    300 u₹766▲ 5%
  4. 1 Nov 2023JERC Order No. 12 of 2023
    read from a scan
    Tariff
    100 u₹228▲ 6%
    200 u₹438▲ 5%
    300 u₹803▲ 5%
  5. 1 Jul 2024JERC Order No. 06 of 2024
    read from a scan
    Tariff
    100 u₹244▲ 7%
    200 u₹464▲ 6%
    300 u₹844▲ 5%
  6. 1 Sep 2026JERC Order No. 05 of 2026
    Tariff
    100 u₹261▲ 7%
    200 u₹496▲ 7%
    300 u₹906▲ 7%

▲ ▼: 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 Ladakh (LPDD) FY 2026-27: home rates up about 7% to 8%, average rise 2.34%

JERC for UT of J&K and UT of Ladakh · Order No. 05 of 2026 dated 18 August 2026 (Ladakh Power Development Department) · order dated 18 August 2026

Subsidised domestic rates rise from Rs 2.20, 3.80 and 4.20 to Rs 2.35, 4.10 and 4.50 a unit and the fixed charge from Rs 12 to Rs 13 per kW. BPL (up to 30 units) stays at Rs 1.50 with Rs 5 fixed. The order states a 2.34% rise in average tariff over FY 2025-26. It comes into effect on 1 September 2026.

Before

UnitsRs/kWh
0–2002.2
200–4003.8
Above 4004.2

Fixed: Rs 12.00/kW/month (BPL Rs 5.00)

After

UnitsRs/kWh
0–2002.35
200–4004.1
Above 4004.5

Fixed: Rs 13.00/kW/month (BPL Rs 5.00)

Per month, metered homes, subsidised tariff. Full-cost tariff in the order is Rs 4.10, 6.10, 7.60. BPL up to 30 units: Rs 1.50 unchanged. Unmetered flat rates also change.

Sources
FY 2026-27
Government scheme

Ladakh Government grant-in-aid of Rs 22.37 crore underpins the FY 2026-27 subsidised tariff

UT Administration of Ladakh, recorded by JERC · Order No. 05 of 2026, para 8.14 · order dated 18 August 2026

JERC counted Rs 22.37 crore of budgetary support from the UT Government of Ladakh as tariff subsidy under Section 65 and approved the subsidised schedule on that basis. The FY 2025-26 order counted Rs 37.00 crore.

Sources
  • LPDD Tariff Order FY 2026-27, para 8.14
    “the Commission has decided to factor in the budgetary provision made by the UT government of Ladakh to the tune of Rs. 22.37 Crore as assured grant-in-aid support to LPDD”
  • LPDD Tariff Order FY 2025-26, para 26
    “the budgetary provision made by the UT Government of Ladakh to the tune of Rs. 37.00 Cr as an assured budgetary support to LPDD”
FY 2025-26
Tariff order

JERC tariff order for Ladakh (LPDD) FY 2025-26: metered home rates unchanged, unmetered flat rates up

JERC for UT of J&K and UT of Ladakh · Order No. JERC/03 of 2025 dated 23 May 2025 (Petition JERC/03 of 2025) · order dated 23 May 2025

Metered domestic rates stayed at Rs 2.20, 3.80 and 4.20 a unit with Rs 12/kW fixed. Unmetered flat charges went up (for example up to 1/4 kW from Rs 201 to Rs 251 a month). The order states an average increase of 4.84% across all categories; it applied from 1 June 2025.

Before

UnitsRs/kWh
0–2002.2
200–4003.8
Above 4004.2

Fixed: Rs 12.00/kW/month (BPL Rs 5.00)

After

UnitsRs/kWh
0–2002.2
200–4003.8
Above 4004.2

Fixed: unchanged

Per month, metered, subsidised. BPL up to 30 units Rs 1.50. Unmetered up to 1/4 kW: Rs 201 to Rs 251 a month.

Sources
Show 2 earlier changes since April 2023
FY 2024-25
Tariff order

JERC tariff order for Ladakh (LPDD) FY 2024-25: tariff in force until June 2025

JERC for UT of J&K and UT of Ladakh · Order No. JERC/02 of 2024 dated 27-06-2024 · order dated 27 June 2024

The FY 2024-25 order sets the tariff that the FY 2025-26 order calls 'existing': Rs 2.20, 3.80 and 4.20 a unit with Rs 12/kW fixed. The order itself is a 165-page scan and was not read, so what changed for homes against FY 2023-24 and the effective date are unknown.

Before

Not stated

After

UnitsRs/kWh
0–2002.2
200–4003.8
Above 4004.2

Fixed: Rs 12.00/kW/month (BPL Rs 5.00)

After-values taken from the 'Existing Tariff FY 2024-25' column in the FY 2025-26 order; before-values not read.

Source

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

FY 2023-24
Tariff order

JERC tariff order for Ladakh (LPDD) FY 2023-24: home rates 2.10 / 3.65 / 4.00, fixed charge Rs 9 a kW

JERC for UT of J&K and Ladakh · Order No. JERC/12 of 2023 dated 10-10-2023 (in force from 01-11-2023) · order dated 10 October 2023

JERC set the first LPDD subsidised tariff schedule for FY 2023-24, applied from 1 November 2023: up to 200 units a month Rs 2.10, 201-400 Rs 3.65, above 400 Rs 4.00, and a fixed charge of Rs 9 per kW.

Before

UnitsRs/kWh
0–2002

Fixed: Rs 8 per kW per month

After

UnitsRs/kWh
0–2002.1
201–4003.65
Above 4014

Fixed: Rs 9 per kW per month

Read from a scanned order (OCR, digits checked against the page image). Before: first slab of the 2022 order only.

Source

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

What we could not confirm

  • The JERC order of 2022 says the tariff starts on 1 October 2022. A later JERC order says 30 September 2022. We show 30 September 2022.
  • Before September 2022, Ladakh had no separate tariff. We show the JKSERC tariff for the whole State.
  • We did not read the JKSERC order for 2014-15. We use the 2015-16 order, which states that the tariff did not rise.
  • We did not read again the orders for 2025-26 and 2026-27 for this page. We use the rates that we checked before.
  • Our figures do not include electricity duty. We have no record of its rate for Ladakh.

Use this data

Cite this page. ebbillcalc.com, “Ladakh electricity tariff history, FY 2015-16 to FY 2026-27”, Sri Murugan Systems, 16 Oct 2026. https://ebbillcalc.com/ladakh-electricity-tariff-changes/

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Questions

How much has the electricity tariff gone up in Ladakh since 2015?

For 200 units a month, the JERC (J&K and Ladakh) tariff went from ₹364 in 2015-16 to ₹496 in 2026-27, +36%. Prices in general rose +63% in that time, so the tariff fell 17% after inflation.

Who sets the electricity tariff in Ladakh?

Until September 2022, the JKSERC tariff for the whole State applied. Since 30 September 2022, JERC for J&K and Ladakh sets a tariff for LPDD.

Does the UT Government pay part of the bill?

Yes. Each JERC order includes a UT grant to LPDD. JERC uses this grant to set a lower tariff, and this 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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