Prepaid meter recharge calculator, Tripura
How many units does a recharge buy on a Tripura 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 62 units
- Rebate: not confirmed
- Runs on your phone
Work out your recharge
Example for Tripura
A home uses no units yet this month. Each recharge also pays the fixed charge for the month.
| Recharge | Units | Average a unit |
|---|---|---|
| ₹200 | 10 | ₹19.05 |
| ₹500 | 62 | ₹8.00 |
| ₹1,000 | 134 | ₹7.43 |
For 200 units a month, the prepaid recharge is about ₹1,476. The post-paid bill is ₹1,476.
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 Tripura
- Prepaid rebate
- We could not confirm a prepaid rebate. The official order did not open for us, so the calculator uses the normal tariff.
“No discount on the Outstanding Amount shall be provided to consumers in case of monthly arrear recovery.”
- Security deposit
“No security deposit is required for new connections provided in prepaid mode.”
- How the meter takes money
“daily equal instalments deducted in addition to the consumer's daily consumption”
- Smallest recharge
“Online recharge: 24x7 access via App or Web Portal, no minimum amount. ... Offline recharge: Minimum ₹200 by visiting Electrical Sub-Divisions during office hours.”
- Low balance and disconnection
“Consumers shall be disconnected only after the complete exhaustion of this emergency credit. ... Sunday and other National Holidays even if exhaustion of emergency credit”
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 Tripura?
At today’s tariff, about 62 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 could not confirm a prepaid rebate. The official order did not open for us, so 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 Tripura?
Smart meters belong to your discom, TSECL. Ask TSECL if prepaid meters are available for homes in your area. Its app or website shows the balance and the recharges.