Prepaid meter recharge calculator, Telangana
How many units does a recharge buy on a Telangana 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 110 units
- Rebate: none found
- Runs on your phone
Work out your recharge
Example for Telangana
A home uses no units yet this month. Each recharge also pays the fixed charge for the month.
| Recharge | Units | Average a unit |
|---|---|---|
| ₹200 | 54 | ₹3.67 |
| ₹500 | 110 | ₹4.52 |
| ₹1,000 | 200 | ₹4.99 |
After 200 units, one more unit adds about ₹218 to the month. The home passes a free-units limit or a slab rule here.
For 200 units a month, the prepaid recharge is about ₹930. The post-paid bill is ₹930.
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 Telangana
- Prepaid rebate
- We found no prepaid rebate in the current tariff order. The calculator uses the normal tariff.
“TGDISCOMs have filed petitions for proposal for installation of smart meters for new services. The same will be considered by the Commission separately.”
TGERC RST Order FY2026-27, para 3.30.25 (Pre-Paid Metering, Commission's analysis), PDF p.247 (printed Page 235)
- Time of day
- The current order has no time-of-day rate for a home like this.
“The following Time of Day (TOD) Tariffs are applicable for categories viz., HT-I(A) Industry General; HT-I(A) Poultry Farms; HT-II(A) Others; HT-II(B) Wholly Religious Places; HT-III ... HT-IX”
TGERC RST Order FY2026-27, para 3.32.1 Time of Day Tariffs, PDF p.257 (printed Page 245)
- Security deposit
“A distribution licensee shall not be entitled to require security in pursuance of clause (a) of sub-section (1) if the person requiring the supply is prepared to take the supply through a pre-payment meter.”
Electricity Act 2003, Section 47(5), as extracted verbatim in KSERC Order OP No. 12/2026 dated 23.02.2026, PDF p.11 (para 23)
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 Telangana?
At today’s tariff, about 110 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?
We found no prepaid rebate in the current tariff order. The calculator uses the normal tariff.
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 Telangana?
Smart meters belong to your discom, TGSPDCL. Ask TGSPDCL if prepaid meters are available for homes in your area. Its app or website shows the balance and the recharges.