Shimla, March 25 The Himachal Pradesh government will reduce the electricity tariff by one paisa per unit for all categories of electricity consumers in FY27, and the new rates will be effective from April 1, 2026.
The Tariff Order for the Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board Limited (HPSEBL) was issued by the Himachal Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (HPERC) here on Wednesday.
The Commission estimated the Annual Revenue Requirement (ARR) of the HPSEBL for the financial year 2026-27 at Rs 8,636.16 crore, after adjusting for past periods, compared to Rs 8,403.25 crore for 2025-26.
The average supply cost for HPSEBL, after adjustment, has been estimated to be Rs 6.75 per unit for FY27, compared to Rs 6.76 per unit for FY26, which is a reduction of 1 paisa per unit compared to last year.
Accordingly, the Commission has reduced the existing energy charges by 1 paisa per unit for all categories of consumers.
The tariff for lifeline consumers with consumption up to 60 units will be Rs 4.71 per unit, domestic consumers in the 1-125 units slab and above 125 units will be charged at Rs 5.44 per unit and Rs 5.89 per unit, respectively, while Non-Domestic and Agricultural consumers in the 0-20 kVA slab will be charged at Rs 6.37 per unit and Rs 5.03 per unit.
The tariff for commercial consumers in the 0-20 kVA and 20-100 kVA slab has been determined at Rs 6.39 per unit and Rs 6.30 per unit, respectively, while the tariff for above 100 kVA will be Rs 6.20 per unit.
The tariff for small industry in the 0-20 kVA slab has been fixed at Rs 5.71 per unit, while the tariff for the 21 kVA to 50 kVA slab and Medium Industrial consumers (50-100kVA) will be Rs 5.60 per unit.
The tariff for large Industry with EHT (Extra High Tension) of 220 kV and above, 132 kV and above and 66 kV and above has been fixed at Rs 5.45 per unit, Rs 5.50 per unit and Rs 5.55 per unit, respectively, while the charges for Railways and electric vehicle (EV) charging will be Rs 6.29 per unit and Rs 6.78 per unit.
The tariff for irrigation and drinking water supply has been determined at Rs 6.41 per unit for LT (low tension), Rs 6.01 per unit for HT (High Tension) and Rs 5.61 per unit for EHT.
Similarly, the tariff for bulk supply will be Rs 6.17 per unit (LT), Rs 5.67 per unit (HT) and Rs 5.47 per unit for EHT and Rs 6.36 per unit for street lighting.
The tariff order makes no mention regarding subsidies for domestic consumers, as it is up to the state government to decide and compensate the HPSEB, sources in the Regulatory Commission said.
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