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Meghalaya electricity tariff since 2015

A home in Meghalaya that uses 200 units a month pays ₹1,184 under today’s MSERC tariff, before duty and fuel surcharge. In 2015-16 the same use cost ₹755. This page shows every tariff order since 2015, with the official source for each figure.

  • 11 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₹755 → ₹1,1842015-16 to 2026-27: +57%. After inflation: −4%.
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 MePDCL bills 200 units, then and now

Tariff in 2015-16₹755 a month
100 units₹3.05100 units₹3.60

100 units at ₹3.05 = ₹305, 100 units at ₹3.60 = ₹360; fixed and other charges ₹90

Tariff today₹1,184 a month
100 units₹5.00100 units₹5.04

100 units at ₹5.00 = ₹500, 100 units at ₹5.04 = ₹504; fixed and other charges ₹180 (fixed charge per kVA: we take 2 kVA for this 2 kW home)

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

Every tariff order since 2015

  1. The MSERC tariff for MePDCL homes from 1 April 2015. Homes paid Rs 3.05 a unit for the first 100 units and Rs 45 a kW a month fixed charge.MSERC Tariff Order, MePDCL: ARR for control period FY 2015-16 to 2017-18 and Distribution & Retail Tariff FY 2015-16 (review disposed 11.08.2015 without tariff change), pdf p.165 (domestic fixed and energy), p.15 (effective)
  2. MSERC raised the rates: Rs 3.05 to Rs 3.15 a unit for the first 100 units. The fixed charge rose from Rs 45 to Rs 50 a kW.MSERC Tariff Order, MePDCL: ARR & Distribution Tariff FY 2016-17, pdf p.106-107 (domestic), p.10 (effective)
  3. MSERC raised the rates: Rs 3.15 to Rs 3.30 a unit for the first 100 units. The fixed charge stayed at Rs 50 a kW.MSERC Tariff Order, MePDCL: True-up FY 2014-15 and ARR & Distribution Tariff FY 2017-18, pdf p.89-90 (domestic), p.9 (effective)
  4. MSERC raised the rates: Rs 3.30 to Rs 3.70 a unit for the first 100 units. MSERC made no order for 2019-20, so this tariff stayed for two years.MSERC MYT Order, MePDCL: ARR for control period FY 2018-19 to 2020-21 and Retail Tariff FY 2018-19 (continued through FY 2019-20), pdf p.128 (domestic), p.137 (comparison), p.10 (effective)
  5. MSERC kept the unit rates. It raised the fixed charge from Rs 50 to Rs 60 a kW a month.MSERC Tariff Order, MePDCL: ARR & Retail Tariff FY 2020-21 (review Case 9/2020 dated 31.08.2020: no change), pdf p.124 (domestic), p.134 (tariff table), p.10 (effective)
  6. MSERC raised the rates: Rs 3.70 to Rs 4.00 a unit for the first 100 units. The fixed charge stayed at Rs 60 a kW.MSERC MYT Order, MePDCL: ARR for control period FY 2021-22 to 2023-24 and Distribution Tariff FY 2021-22, pdf p.230 (domestic), p.194 (slab-wise revenue), p.14 (effective)
  7. MSERC raised each slab by Rs 0.10 a unit. For example, Rs 4.00 to Rs 4.10 for the first 100 units.MSERC Tariff Order, MePDCL, Case No. 29 of 2021: ARR & Distribution Tariff FY 2022-23 (review Case 9/2022 dated 10.10.2022: ARR unchanged), pdf p.113 (domestic), p.10 (effective)
  8. MSERC raised the rates: Rs 4.10 to Rs 4.50 a unit for the first 100 units. The fixed charge rose from Rs 60 to Rs 80 a kW.MSERC Tariff Order, MePDCL, Case No. 25 of 2022: ARR & Distribution Tariff FY 2023-24, pdf p.144 (domestic), p.10 (effective)
  9. MSERC brought the three slab rates close together. The first 100 units rose from Rs 4.50 to Rs 5.55, but use above 200 units fell from Rs 6.70 to Rs 6.12.MSERC MYT Order, MePDCL, Case No. 32 of 2023: ARR for control period FY 2024-25 to 2026-27 and Distribution Tariff FY 2024-25; corrigendum 30.10.2024 (LT industrial only), pdf p.156 (domestic), p.167 (effective)
  10. MSERC cut all rates, for example Rs 5.55 to Rs 5.00 for the first 100 units. The fixed charge is now Rs 90 a kVA, not a kW.MSERC Order, MePDCL, Case No. 09 of 2024: Revised ARR & Distribution Tariff FY 2025-26; corrigendum 18.06.2025 (open-access charges only), pdf p.94 (domestic), p.109 (effective), p.1 (date)
  11. The MSERC order for 2026-27 kept the home tariff unchanged.MSERC Order, MePDCL, Case No. 11 of 2025: ARR & Distribution Tariff FY 2026-27, pdf p.104 (domestic), p.116 (effective)

The figures

FromOrderMSERC tariff, a month
100 units200 units300 units
1 Apr 2015MSERC Tariff Order 2015-16₹395₹755₹1,230
1 Apr 2016MSERC Tariff Order 2016-17₹415▲ 5%₹790▲ 5%₹1,290▲ 5%
1 Apr 2017MSERC Tariff Order 2017-18₹430▲ 4%₹820▲ 4%₹1,350▲ 5%
1 Apr 2018MSERC MYT Order 2018-19₹470▲ 9%₹890▲ 9%₹1,460▲ 8%
1 Apr 2020MSERC Tariff Order 2020-21₹490▲ 4%₹910▲ 2%₹1,480▲ 1%
1 Apr 2021MSERC MYT Order 2021-22₹520▲ 6%₹960▲ 5%₹1,560▲ 5%
1 Apr 2022MSERC Order in Case No. 29 of 2021₹530▲ 2%₹980▲ 2%₹1,590▲ 2%
1 Apr 2023MSERC Order in Case No. 25 of 2022₹610▲ 15%₹1,110▲ 13%₹1,780▲ 12%
1 Apr 2024MSERC Order in Case No. 32 of 2023₹735▲ 20%₹1,300▲ 17%₹1,912▲ 7%
1 Apr 2025MSERC Order in Case No. 09 of 2024₹680▼ 7%₹1,184▼ 9%₹1,694▼ 11%
1 Apr 2026MSERC Order in Case No. 11 of 2025₹680₹1,184₹1,694
  1. 1 Apr 2015MSERC Tariff Order 2015-16
    Tariff
    100 u₹395
    200 u₹755
    300 u₹1,230
  2. 1 Apr 2016MSERC Tariff Order 2016-17
    Tariff
    100 u₹415▲ 5%
    200 u₹790▲ 5%
    300 u₹1,290▲ 5%
  3. 1 Apr 2017MSERC Tariff Order 2017-18
    Tariff
    100 u₹430▲ 4%
    200 u₹820▲ 4%
    300 u₹1,350▲ 5%
  4. 1 Apr 2018MSERC MYT Order 2018-19
    Tariff
    100 u₹470▲ 9%
    200 u₹890▲ 9%
    300 u₹1,460▲ 8%
  5. 1 Apr 2020MSERC Tariff Order 2020-21
    Tariff
    100 u₹490▲ 4%
    200 u₹910▲ 2%
    300 u₹1,480▲ 1%
  6. 1 Apr 2021MSERC MYT Order 2021-22
    Tariff
    100 u₹520▲ 6%
    200 u₹960▲ 5%
    300 u₹1,560▲ 5%
  7. 1 Apr 2022MSERC Order in Case No. 29 of 2021
    Tariff
    100 u₹530▲ 2%
    200 u₹980▲ 2%
    300 u₹1,590▲ 2%
  8. 1 Apr 2023MSERC Order in Case No. 25 of 2022
    Tariff
    100 u₹610▲ 15%
    200 u₹1,110▲ 13%
    300 u₹1,780▲ 12%
  9. 1 Apr 2024MSERC Order in Case No. 32 of 2023
    Tariff
    100 u₹735▲ 20%
    200 u₹1,300▲ 17%
    300 u₹1,912▲ 7%
  10. 1 Apr 2025MSERC Order in Case No. 09 of 2024
    Tariff
    100 u₹680▼ 7%
    200 u₹1,184▼ 9%
    300 u₹1,694▼ 11%
  11. 1 Apr 2026MSERC Order in Case No. 11 of 2025
    Tariff
    100 u₹680
    200 u₹1,184
    300 u₹1,694

▲ ▼: 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.
  • Some orders set the fixed charge per kVA. For this 2 kW home we take 2 kVA.

Recent changes, with the full order details

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

FY 2026-27
Tariff order

MSERC revised ARR and distribution tariff order for MePDCL FY 2026-27: domestic rates unchanged

Meghalaya State Electricity Regulatory Commission (MSERC) · Case No. 11 of 2025 · order dated 26 March 2026

Domestic energy charges stay at Rs 5.00, 5.04 and 5.10 a kWh for the three slabs and the fixed charge at Rs 90 per kVA a month; Kutir Jyoti metered stays at Rs 4.57 (up to 30 units). Order in force from 1 April 2026.

Before

UnitsRs/kWh
0–1005
101–2005.04
Above 2015.1

Fixed: Rs 90/kVA/month

After

UnitsRs/kWh
0–1005
101–2005.04
Above 2015.1

Fixed: Rs 90/kVA/month (no change)

Monthly slabs, domestic low tension. FPPAS is billed on top (see the fuel surcharge entry).

Sources
FY 2025-26
Fuel surcharge

MePDCL monthly FPPAS: +16.82% billed for March 2026 (latest published)

Meghalaya Power Distribution Corporation Ltd (MeECL) under MSERC rules · FPPAS details 2025-26

MePDCL publishes its monthly fuel and power purchase adjustment surcharge as a percentage. The latest posted figures run from -4.14% (April 2025) to +16.82% (March 2026); nothing for 2026-27 had been posted at the time of checking.

Source
  • MeECL FPPAS details 2025-26
    “Month FPPAS Billed Apr-25 -4.14% May-25 -15.82% Jun-25 -8.41% ... Dec-25 +14.00% Jan-26 +19.34% Feb-26 +10.89% Mar-26 +16.82%”
FY 2025-26
Tariff order

MSERC tariff order for MePDCL FY 2025-26: domestic energy charges cut to 5.00/5.04/5.10

Meghalaya State Electricity Regulatory Commission (MSERC) · Case No. 09 of 2024 (corrigendum dated 18.06.2025) · order dated 24 March 2025

Domestic energy charges fall from 5.55/5.65/6.12 to 5.00/5.04/5.10 Rs/kWh and the three slabs are flattened; the fixed charge stays Rs 90 per kVA a month. The total average domestic tariff drops from Rs 7.48 to Rs 6.95 a kWh. Effective 1 April 2025.

Before

UnitsRs/kWh
0–1005.55
101–2005.65
Above 2016.12

Fixed: Rs 90/kVA/month

After

UnitsRs/kWh
0–1005
101–2005.04
Above 2015.1

Fixed: Rs 90/kVA/month (no change)

Monthly slabs, domestic low tension.

Sources
Show 3 earlier changes since April 2023
FY 2024-25
Tariff order

MSERC MYT order for MePDCL FY 2024-25 to 2026-27: domestic energy charges up to 5.55/5.65/6.12, fixed Rs 90

Meghalaya State Electricity Regulatory Commission (MSERC) · Case No. 32 of 2023 (corrigendum to the order dated 24th October 2024) · order dated 24 October 2024

The multi-year order sets FY 2024-25 distribution tariff, applied from 1 April 2024. Domestic energy charges rise from 4.50/5.00/6.70 to 5.55/5.65/6.12 Rs/kWh (a bigger rise in the first two slabs) and the fixed charge from Rs 80 to Rs 90. Kutir Jyoti metered moves from 3.75 to 4.57 Rs/kWh.

Before

UnitsRs/kWh
0–1004.5
101–2005
Above 2016.7

Fixed: Rs 80/kW/month

After

UnitsRs/kWh
0–1005.55
101–2005.65
Above 2016.12

Fixed: Rs 90/kW/month

Monthly slabs, domestic low tension. Kutir Jyoti unmetered Rs 200 to Rs 210 per connection per month.

Sources
FY 2024-25
Fuel surcharge

MSERC adopts automatic monthly FPPAS formula for MePDCL from 1 April 2024

Meghalaya State Electricity Regulatory Commission (MSERC) · Case No. 32 of 2023, para 6.3 · order dated 24 October 2024

Following the Electricity (Amendment) Rules, 2022, the Commission approved the Ministry of Power formula under which a fuel and power purchase adjustment surcharge is computed and billed monthly (for power bought two months earlier) without separate regulatory approval, trued up annually.

Source
FY 2023-24
Tariff order

MSERC tariff order for MePDCL FY 2023-24: domestic fixed charge up Rs 20, energy charges up 40 to 60 paise

Meghalaya State Electricity Regulatory Commission (MSERC) · Case No. 25 of 2022 · order dated 11 April 2023

Fixed charge for domestic rises from Rs 60 to Rs 80 per kW per month and energy charges from 4.10/4.50/6.10 to 4.50/5.00/6.70 Rs/kWh (less than the 5.33/5.85/7.93 sought). Effective 1 April 2023 until 31 March 2024 or the next order.

Before

UnitsRs/kWh
0–1004.1
101–2004.5
Above 2016.1

Fixed: Rs 60/kW/month

After

UnitsRs/kWh
0–1004.5
101–2005
Above 2016.7

Fixed: Rs 80/kW/month

Monthly slabs, domestic low tension. Kutir Jyoti metered 3.65 to 3.75.

Sources

What we could not confirm

  • Since April 2025, the fixed charge is Rs 90 a kVA a month. The orders give no rule to change kW to kVA. We take 2 kVA for a 2 kW home, so Rs 180 a month.
  • MSERC issued the 2024-25 order on 24 October 2024, but it applies from 1 April 2024. We could not find how MePDCL billed April to October 2024.
  • Our figures do not include the monthly fuel charge. MeECL publishes it as a percentage each month.
  • Some order dates come from other MSERC documents, not from the signed page of each order.

Use this data

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

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Questions

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

For 200 units a month, the MSERC tariff went from ₹755 in 2015-16 to ₹1,184 in 2026-27, +57%. Prices in general rose +63% in that time, so the tariff fell 4% after inflation.

When does MSERC change the tariff?

MSERC usually sets a new tariff from 1 April each year. It made no order for 2019-20, so the 2018-19 tariff stayed for that year.

Does the Government of Meghalaya pay part of the bill?

No. The MSERC orders state that the Government of Meghalaya gives no subsidy to any group of consumers.

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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