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Maharashtra electricity tariff since 2015

A home in Maharashtra that uses 200 units a month pays ₹1,936 under today’s MERC tariff, before duty and fuel surcharge. In 2015-16 the same use cost ₹1,147. This page shows every tariff order since 2015, with the official source for each figure.

  • 13 tariff periods since June 2015
  • Each figure from an official order
  • Checked 16 Oct 2026

The bill over ten years

Tariff, 200 units a month₹1,147 → ₹1,9362015-16 to 2026-27: +69%. After inflation: +3%.
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 MSEDCL bills 200 units, then and now

Tariff in 2015-16₹1,147 a month
100 units₹3.76100 units₹7.21

100 units at ₹3.76 = ₹376, 100 units at ₹7.21 = ₹721; fixed and other charges ₹50

Tariff today₹1,936 a month
100 units₹3.96100 units₹10.80

100 units at ₹3.96 = ₹396, 100 units at ₹10.80 = ₹1,080; fixed and other charges ₹460

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

Every tariff order since 2015

  1. The MERC tariff for MSEDCL homes from June 2015. Homes paid Rs 3.76 a unit for the first 100 units and Rs 7.21 for units 101 to 300. The fixed charge was Rs 50 a month.MERC Case No. 121 of 2014 (MYT order FY2013-14 to FY2015-16), PDF pp.266-267 (Table 126); schedule p.324
  2. MERC added a separate wheeling charge of Rs 1.18 a unit. The energy charge for the first 100 units fell to Rs 2.98, but the total rose to Rs 4.16.MERC Case No. 48 of 2016 (MYT order FY2016-17 to FY2019-20), FY2016-17 tariff, PDF p.359 (Table 8-23); schedule PDF p.432
  3. The second year of the MERC order of 2016 brought small rises. The wheeling charge rose to Rs 1.21 a unit and the fixed charge to Rs 60.MERC Case No. 48 of 2016, FY2017-18 tariff, PDF pp.361-362 (Table 8-24)
  4. The third year of the 2016 order. The energy charge for the first 100 units rose from Rs 3.00 to Rs 3.07. The fixed charge rose to Rs 65.MERC Case No. 48 of 2016, FY2018-19 tariff (superseded from 1 Sep 2018 by Case 195 of 2017), PDF pp.363-364 (Table 8-25)
  5. MERC revised the tariff from 1 September 2018. The fixed charge rose from Rs 65 to Rs 80. The wheeling charge rose from Rs 1.18 to Rs 1.30 a unit.MERC Case No. 195 of 2017 (Mid-Term Review), FY2018-19 revised tariff, PDF p.473 (Table 9-26); schedule PDF p.557
  6. The second step of the 2018 review. The energy charge for units 101 to 300 rose from Rs 6.73 to Rs 6.95. The fixed charge rose to Rs 90.MERC Case No. 195 of 2017 (Mid-Term Review), FY2019-20 tariff, PDF p.475 (Table 9-27); schedule PDF p.596
  7. A new MERC order for five years. The rate for the first 100 units rose from Rs 3.05 to Rs 3.46. Homes in urban divisions pay a new Rs 10 a month fixed charge.MERC Case No. 322 of 2019 (MYT order FY2020-21 to FY2024-25), FY2020-21 tariff, PDF p.491 (Table 8-16); schedule PDF p.660
  8. MERC cut the rates a little. The first 100 units went from Rs 3.46 to Rs 3.44, and the wheeling charge from Rs 1.45 to Rs 1.38. The fixed charge rose by Rs 2.MERC Case No. 322 of 2019 (MYT order FY2020-21 to FY2024-25), FY2021-22 tariff, PDF p.492 (Table 8-17); schedule PDF p.661
  9. MERC cut the rates a little again. The first 100 units went from Rs 3.44 to Rs 3.36. The fixed charge rose to Rs 105, plus Rs 10 in urban divisions.MERC Case No. 322 of 2019 (MYT order FY2020-21 to FY2024-25), FY2022-23 tariff, PDF pp.493-494 (Table 8-18); schedule PDF p.661
  10. MERC raised the tariff sharply after a review. The first 100 units went from Rs 3.36 to Rs 4.41, and units 101 to 300 from Rs 7.34 to Rs 9.64.MERC Case No. 226 of 2022 (Mid-Term Review), FY2023-24 tariff, PDF p.516 (Table 7-14); schedule PDF p.604
  11. The second step of the 2023 review. The first 100 units went from Rs 4.41 to Rs 4.71. This tariff stayed until 30 June 2025.MERC Case No. 226 of 2022 (Mid-Term Review), FY2024-25 tariff; continued to 30 Jun 2025 because MYT order in Case 217 of 2024 was stayed, PDF p.517 (Table 7-15); schedule PDF p.604
  12. MERC changed the tariff from 1 July 2025. The first 100 units fell from Rs 4.71 to Rs 4.28. Units 101 to 300 rose from Rs 10.29 to Rs 11.10.MERC Case No. 75 of 2025 (review of MYT order in Case 217 of 2024), order 25 Jun 2025; reaffirmed by post-remand order 25 Mar 2026, PDF p.52 (Annexure II); same table PDF p.94 of 2026 order
  13. The second year of the 2025 review. The first 100 units fell to Rs 3.96. The wheeling charge rose from Rs 1.47 to Rs 1.60 a unit.MERC Case No. 75 of 2025 post-remand review order (FY2026-27 tariff), PDF p.95 (Annexure II); identical FY2026-27 table in 25 Jun 2025 order PDF p.53

The figures

FromOrderMERC tariff, a month
100 units200 units300 units
1 Jun 2015MERC Order in Case No. 121 of 2014₹426₹1,147₹1,868
1 Nov 2016MERC Order in Case No. 48 of 2016₹471▲ 11%₹1,262▲ 10%₹2,053▲ 10%
1 Apr 2017MERC Order in Case No. 48 of 2016 (FY 2017-18)₹481▲ 2%₹1,275▲ 1%₹2,069▲ 1%
1 Apr 2018MERC Order in Case No. 48 of 2016 (FY 2018-19)₹490▲ 2%₹1,289▲ 1%₹2,088▲ 1%
1 Sep 2018MERC Order in Case No. 195 of 2017₹510▲ 4%₹1,313▲ 2%₹2,116▲ 1%
1 Apr 2019MERC Order in Case No. 195 of 2017 (FY 2019-20)₹523▲ 3%₹1,346▲ 3%₹2,169▲ 3%
1 Apr 2020MERC Order in Case No. 322 of 2019₹601▲ 15%₹1,489▲ 11%₹2,377▲ 10%
1 Apr 2021MERC Order in Case No. 322 of 2019 (FY 2021-22)₹594▼ 1%₹1,466▼ 2%₹2,338▼ 2%
1 Apr 2022MERC Order in Case No. 322 of 2019 (FY 2022-23)₹586▼ 1%₹1,455▼ 1%₹2,324▼ 1%
1 Apr 2023MERC Order in Case No. 226 of 2022₹684▲ 17%₹1,765▲ 21%₹2,846▲ 22%
1 Apr 2024MERC Order in Case No. 226 of 2022 (FY 2024-25)₹726▲ 6%₹1,872▲ 6%₹3,018▲ 6%
1 Jul 2025MERC Order in Case No. 75 of 2025₹715▼ 2%₹1,972▲ 5%₹3,229▲ 7%
1 Apr 2026MERC Order in Case No. 75 of 2025 (FY 2026-27)₹696▼ 3%₹1,936▼ 2%₹3,176▼ 2%
  1. 1 Jun 2015MERC Order in Case No. 121 of 2014
    Tariff
    100 u₹426
    200 u₹1,147
    300 u₹1,868
  2. 1 Nov 2016MERC Order in Case No. 48 of 2016
    Tariff
    100 u₹471▲ 11%
    200 u₹1,262▲ 10%
    300 u₹2,053▲ 10%
  3. 1 Apr 2017MERC Order in Case No. 48 of 2016 (FY 2017-18)
    Tariff
    100 u₹481▲ 2%
    200 u₹1,275▲ 1%
    300 u₹2,069▲ 1%
  4. 1 Apr 2018MERC Order in Case No. 48 of 2016 (FY 2018-19)
    Tariff
    100 u₹490▲ 2%
    200 u₹1,289▲ 1%
    300 u₹2,088▲ 1%
  5. 1 Sep 2018MERC Order in Case No. 195 of 2017
    Tariff
    100 u₹510▲ 4%
    200 u₹1,313▲ 2%
    300 u₹2,116▲ 1%
  6. 1 Apr 2019MERC Order in Case No. 195 of 2017 (FY 2019-20)
    Tariff
    100 u₹523▲ 3%
    200 u₹1,346▲ 3%
    300 u₹2,169▲ 3%
  7. 1 Apr 2020MERC Order in Case No. 322 of 2019
    Tariff
    100 u₹601▲ 15%
    200 u₹1,489▲ 11%
    300 u₹2,377▲ 10%
  8. 1 Apr 2021MERC Order in Case No. 322 of 2019 (FY 2021-22)
    Tariff
    100 u₹594▼ 1%
    200 u₹1,466▼ 2%
    300 u₹2,338▼ 2%
  9. 1 Apr 2022MERC Order in Case No. 322 of 2019 (FY 2022-23)
    Tariff
    100 u₹586▼ 1%
    200 u₹1,455▼ 1%
    300 u₹2,324▼ 1%
  10. 1 Apr 2023MERC Order in Case No. 226 of 2022
    Tariff
    100 u₹684▲ 17%
    200 u₹1,765▲ 21%
    300 u₹2,846▲ 22%
  11. 1 Apr 2024MERC Order in Case No. 226 of 2022 (FY 2024-25)
    Tariff
    100 u₹726▲ 6%
    200 u₹1,872▲ 6%
    300 u₹3,018▲ 6%
  12. 1 Jul 2025MERC Order in Case No. 75 of 2025
    Tariff
    100 u₹715▼ 2%
    200 u₹1,972▲ 5%
    300 u₹3,229▲ 7%
  13. 1 Apr 2026MERC Order in Case No. 75 of 2025 (FY 2026-27)
    Tariff
    100 u₹696▼ 3%
    200 u₹1,936▼ 2%
    300 u₹3,176▼ 2%

▲ ▼: 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.

Recent changes, with the full order details

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

FY 2026-27
Tariff order

MERC final order in Case 75/2025: FY 2026-27 domestic energy rates cut slightly, wheeling up

MERC · Case No. 75 of 2025 (review of MYT Order in Case 217 of 2024) · order dated 25 March 2026

From 1 Apr 2026 residential fixed charge stays Rs 130/month; energy falls to 3.96 / 10.80 / 15.03 / 17.53 per unit while wheeling rises to 1.60, so the all-in rate for 0-100 units drops from 5.74 to 5.56 and for 500+ units from 19.15 to 19.13. Figures in the table are energy plus wheeling (Rs/kWh).

Before

UnitsRs/kWh (energy + wheeling)
0–1005.74
101–30012.57
301–50016.85
Above 50119.15

Fixed: Rs 130/month single phase (three-phase Rs 430)

After

UnitsRs/kWh (energy + wheeling)
0–1005.56
101–30012.4
301–50016.64
Above 50119.13

Fixed: Rs 130/month single phase (three-phase Rs 435); BPL Rs 35

Monthly slabs. Energy alone FY26-27: 3.96/10.80/15.03/17.53 with wheeling 1.60. Order also lists FY27-28 to FY29-30 steps.

Source

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

FY 2025-26
Tariff order

MERC review order (Case 75/2025): FY 2025-26 domestic tariff effective 1 July 2025

MERC · Case No. 75 of 2025 order dated 25 June 2025; reconfirmed in order dated 25 March 2026 · order dated 25 June 2025

After MERC stayed its 28 Mar 2025 MYT order (Case 217/2024), the 25 Jun 2025 review order set FY25-26 tariffs from 1 Jul 2025: fixed Rs 128 to 130, energy 4.28 / 11.10 / 15.38 / 17.68, wheeling 1.47. The Bombay HC quashed that order on 3 Nov 2025 and the Supreme Court remanded it, but the 25 Mar 2026 order says the same tariff stands and was already being billed.

Before

UnitsRs/kWh (energy + wheeling)
0–1006.32
101–30012.23
301–50016.77
Above 50118.93

Fixed: Rs 128/month (three-phase not extracted)

After

UnitsRs/kWh (energy + wheeling)
0–1005.74
101–30012.57
301–50016.85
Above 50119.15

Fixed: Rs 130/month (three-phase Rs 430); BPL Rs 34

Before = 'Existing FY 2024-25' in Annexure II of the 2026 order. This does not equal 4.71+1.17 = 5.88 from the 2023 order for 0-100 units, likely because it includes later adjustments; the explaining order was not located.

Source

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

FY 2025-26
Other

MERC MYT order (Case 217/2024) stayed: FY 2024-25 tariffs continue

MERC · Case No. 217 of 2024; daily order 2 Apr 2025; review Case 75 of 2025 · order dated 28 March 2025

The 28 Mar 2025 multi-year tariff order for FY25-26 to FY29-30 was stayed by MERC on 2 Apr 2025, so home tariffs stayed at FY24-25 levels until the review order took effect on 1 Jul 2025. No change in bills in the interim.

Source

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

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

MERC MTR order (Case 226/2022): FY 2024-25 step, fixed Rs 116 to 128

MERC · Case No. 226 of 2022, Table 7-15 · order dated 31 March 2023

The second year of the mid-term review order raised the residential fixed charge from Rs 116 to Rs 128 and energy to 4.71 / 10.29 / 14.55 / 16.64 per unit (wheeling 1.17 unchanged). All-in rates shown include wheeling.

Before

UnitsRs/kWh (energy + wheeling 1.17)
0–1005.58
101–30010.81
301–50014.78
Above 50116.74

Fixed: Rs 116/month; BPL Rs 31

After

UnitsRs/kWh (energy + wheeling 1.17)
0–1005.88
101–30011.46
301–50015.72
Above 50117.81

Fixed: Rs 128/month; BPL Rs 34

Monthly slabs. Additional fixed charge above 10 kW Rs 200 per 10 kW in FY24, Rs 205 in FY25.

Source

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

FY 2023-24
Tariff order

MERC MTR order (Case 226/2022): FY 2023-24 domestic tariff, fixed Rs 105 to 116

MERC · Case No. 226 of 2022, Table 7-14 (corrigendum 28 Apr 2023; MSEDCL Commercial Circular 342 of 10 Jul 2023) · order dated 31 March 2023

From 1 Apr 2023 residential fixed charge is Rs 116 (from Rs 105 submitted as existing) and energy 4.41 / 9.64 / 13.61 / 15.57 plus wheeling 1.17. Corrigendum and Circular 342 made no change for domestic.

Before

Not stated

After

UnitsRs/kWh (energy + wheeling 1.17)
0–1005.58
101–30010.81
301–50014.78
Above 50116.74

Fixed: Rs 116/month; BPL Rs 31

Existing FY22-23 energy rates in the order are shown 'with latest FAC', so a clean before is not given.

Sources

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

What we could not confirm

  • Our figures do not include the monthly fuel charge (FAC) or electricity duty. Both are extra on the bill.
  • MERC made a new order on 28 March 2025. A stay on 2 April 2025 stopped it, so the 2024 tariff stayed until 30 June 2025. We could not confirm the bills for early April 2025.
  • The orders of 2025 and 2026 do not repeat the Rs 10 urban fixed charge. We include it, because these orders keep in force all parts that they do not change.
  • From April to May 2015, no single official table gives the home rates. Our history starts in June 2015.
  • The 2025 and 2026 orders show higher rates for 2024-25 than the 2023 order. The difference may be the fuel charge, but no order says so.

Use this data

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

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Questions

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

For 200 units a month, the MERC tariff went from ₹1,147 in 2015-16 to ₹1,936 in 2026-27, +69%. Prices in general rose +63% in that time, so the tariff rose 3% after inflation.

When does MERC change the tariff?

MERC sets a tariff for several years in one order, with new rates each April. It also reviews the order part way through, for example in 2018, 2023 and 2025.

What is the wheeling charge on my bill?

Since November 2016, MERC adds a wheeling charge to every unit, on top of the energy charge. Our bills include it.

Why did the April 2025 tariff not start?

A stay stopped the MERC order of March 2025 on 2 April 2025. The 2024 tariff stayed. MERC then set a new tariff from 1 July 2025.

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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