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NDPL Online Electricity Bill Payment

By on November 20, 2015
Paying electricity bills online is the easiest way to avoid standing in queues for electricity bill payment. Most states in India now have online bill payment and all utilities in Delhi have multiple avenues to make payments of electricity bills online. There are multiple ways of making online payment for NDPL. Based on convenience and ease of use people can choose

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Fuel Adjustment Charges on Electricity Bills explained

By on November 14, 2019
Fuel Adjustment Charges on Electricity Bills explained
Have you ever wondered why your electricity bill amount is not the same even when you have the same number of units consumed on the bill? Why is it that the electricity bill is different even when you have not changed your electricity consumption? If you look at your bills you will just find that there is an amount mentioned as FAC or FCA or FPPCA, which is either positive or negative and is creating the difference.

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Impact of Contracted Load on Fixed Charges in Electricity Bills

By on August 14, 2021
Impact of Contracted Load on Fixed Charges in Electricity Bills
Electricity bill and it’s components are considered as one of the most difficult to understand and most people make the payment without understanding the same. So to help people understand electricity bills in India we are writing a series of articles and creating calculators to help people understand their electricity bills properly. This is the first article in the series and in this we will try to explain the concept of contracted

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Domestic LT Tariff Slabs and Rates for all states in India in 2012

By on February 11, 2019
As the electricity tariff rates have increased in several states in India in 2012, we at Bijli Bachao thought that it will be very useful for our readers to know about the latest tariff slabs and rates applicable for 2012-2013. So we did our research for all the states in India and below table lists all the latest tariff slabs and rates applicable for LT (Low Tension) domestic customers in urban centers in India. Please note that these do not apply to commercial, rural

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Domestic Electricity LT Tariff Slabs and Rates for all states in India in 2013

By on February 11, 2019
As the electricity tariff rates keep changing every year, we at Bijli Bachao thought that it will be very useful for our readers to know about the latest tariff slabs and rates applicable for 2013. So we do our research for all the states in India regularly and publish a table that lists all the latest tariff slabs and rates applicable for LT (Low Tension) domestic customers in urban centers in India. As the tariffs change, we update them in the list. Please note that

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Online Electricity Bill Calculator – For all states in India

By on April 23, 2023
Online Electricity Bill Calculator – For all states in India
For most of us, the electricity bill is needed just to check the final amount and make the payment. We at Bijli Bachao asked a lot of our acquaintances about how much they understand their electricity bills, and we found hardly a handful who did understand it. And in spite of understanding the bills, not many knew how much they are spending per unit (or 1 kWh) of electricity. It is very important to know the per-unit cost of electricity

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High Electricity Bills… What can you do?

By on April 26, 2018
High Electricity Bills… What can you do?
Have you ever felt uneasy when you have got high electricity bill and you do not know why it is high and what you can do? Blaming the utility company is a common thing that most people do. But there are ways to find out why the bills are high, which are not too technical and can be done quite easily. First and foremost, never just look at the amount in rupees on electricity bill to say that electricity bill is too high. Observe

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Know Your Electricity Bill

By on January 21, 2021
Know Your Electricity Bill
It is very important to understand the electricity bill and it's components to make plans for energy savings. Our electricity bills have quite a lot of information to give us a good insight into our electricity consumption patterns. A good understanding of various components can help one plan for money-saving exercise. To know the tariff of each State applicable for the year [y], click here. In

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Pay Your Electricity Bills Online

By on December 12, 2019
Pay Your Electricity Bills Online
Till a few years back, we had to stand in queues to pay our electricity bills. The Information Technology revolution in our country has made it easy for us to pay electricity bills online. Distribution Companies (or DISCOMs in short) in many states have provided a facility of online bill payment on their websites. One shall visit the website of the power company of the website and register yourself using the connection id. In case your connection is prior to the digitalization

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