Prepaid meter recharge calculator, Uttar Pradesh

How many units does a recharge buy on a Uttar Pradesh 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 52 units
Rebate: confirmed
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Example for Uttar Pradesh

A home uses no units yet this month. Each recharge also pays the fixed charge for the month.

Recharge	Units	Average a unit
₹200	0	—
₹500	52	₹9.52
₹1,000	145	₹6.87

For 200 units a month, the prepaid recharge is about ₹1,318. The post-paid bill is ₹1,345, so prepaid saves ₹27.

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 Uttar Pradesh

Prepaid rebate: Prepaid homes get 2% off the energy and fixed charges.
“Any consumer having prepaid meters shall also be entitled to a discount of 2.00 % on the ‘RATE’ as defined in the Tariff Order.”
UPERC Tariff Order FY 2026-27 for State Discoms (02.07.2026), Rate Schedule General Provisions, clause 11 Pre-paid Meters, PDF p.413 (rate definition: LMV-2 clause 3, PDF p.423)
Time of day: The current order has no time-of-day rate for a home like this.
“The Commission in Order dated October 10, 2024, had approved the TOD structure for LMV 6 and HV 2 consumers”
UPERC Tariff Order FY 2026-27, para 3.2.25, PDF p.44
Security deposit: “the Commission directs the Petitioners to submit quarterly statements certifying that no security deposit is being levied or collected from consumers having prepaid connections.”
UPERC Tariff Order FY 2026-27, para 3.6.13, PDF p.54
How the meter takes money: “The Licensee shall provide monthly bills to all prepaid consumers similar to the bills being provided to the postpaid consumers.”
UPERC Tariff Order FY 2026-27 for State Discoms (02.07.2026), Rate Schedule General Provisions, clause 11(iii), PDF p.413
Low balance and disconnection: “if such reconnection does not take place within two hours of the payment or recharge, it is violative of the Regulations”
UPERC Tariff Order FY 2026-27, para 3.12.11, PDF p.63
Note: UPPCL has moved many smart meters to post-paid mode in 2026 (news report; no official order found). Check your mode on the UPPCL app.

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.

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Questions

How many units do I get for a Rs 500 recharge in Uttar Pradesh?

At today’s tariff, about 52 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?

Prepaid homes get 2% off the energy and fixed charges.

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 Uttar Pradesh?

Smart meters belong to your discom, UPPCL discoms. Ask UPPCL discoms if prepaid meters are available for homes in your area. Its app or website shows the balance and the recharges.

Sources

UPERC Tariff Order FY 2026-27 for State Discoms (02.07.2026), Rate Schedule General Provisions, clause 11 Pre-paid Meters