Maharashtra industrial electricity tariff: HT I(A) and LT V.

Who this page covers

This page covers MSEDCL (Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Co. Ltd., also called Mahavitaran), which supplies most of Maharashtra. It also covers Bhiwandi and Shil-Mumbra-Kalwa, where Torrent Power runs supply as MSEDCL’s distribution franchisee, and Malegaon, run by CESC: these areas are part of MSEDCL’s supply and are billed on the same MERC tariff. Tata Power, Adani Electricity and BEST in Mumbai have their own MERC tariff orders and are not covered here.

• HT I(A): industries on high-tension supply. Demand is billed in kVA and energy in kVAh.
• HT I(B): seasonal HT industries.
• LT V: industries on low-tension supply, in two slabs: up to 20 kW and above 20 kW.

The rates below apply from 1 April 2026 for FY 2026-27, under MERC’s order in Case No. 75 of 2025 dated 25 March 2026, passed in post-remand proceedings after court challenges to the earlier order. As of 3 November 2026, it is the latest MSEDCL tariff order we have found on MERC’s website.

HT rates for FY 2026-27

A plant supplied at HT (up to 33 kV) pays the wheeling charge on every kVAh, so HT I(A) costs ₹9.25 per kVAh before the ToD adjustment. A plant supplied at EHV pays no wheeling charge: ₹8.44.

The same order sets rates for the following years. For HT I(A) the demand charge rises to ₹700 in FY 2027-28, ₹730 in FY 2028-29 and ₹750 in FY 2029-30, while the energy charge falls to ₹8.23, ₹7.52 and ₹7.45. From 1 July 2025 to 31 March 2026, HT I(A) paid ₹600 per kVA and ₹8.68 + ₹0.74 per kVAh.

ToD hours: the solar rebate and the evening peak

Maharashtra’s ToD tariff rewards daytime use. It changes the energy charge only, not the demand charge or the wheeling charge.

The +25% peak charge is for HT and LT industrial and commercial consumers. The March 2026 order removed the earlier night rebate from midnight to 6 am, so night energy now costs the normal rate. From FY 2027-28 the solar rebate grows to −20% (April – September) and −30% (October – March). A kVAh moved from the evening peak into solar hours saves ₹4.22 in winter months. The TOD tariff guide covers which loads can move.

Billing demand and excess demand

• Billing demand for HT is the highest of: the maximum demand recorded between 6 am and 10 pm; 75% of the highest billing demand in the preceding 11 months, subject to the contract demand; and 75% of contract demand. A 400 kVA contract pays for at least 300 kVA every month. Demand recorded between 10 pm and 6 am is not counted.
• Above contract demand, the recorded demand is billed at the normal rate, and the demand above contract demand is charged 150% extra. For HT I(A) each excess kVA costs ₹1,625 in that month: ₹650 plus ₹975. If it happens more than three times in a calendar year, MSEDCL can raise the contract demand after 15 days’ notice.

Maximum demand is the highest average over a 30-minute (or 15-minute) block. The 11-month rule means one high month sets a floor for the next eleven. The contract demand guide shows how to size it.

No power factor penalty: kVAh billing

MSEDCL bills energy in kVAh for HT and for LT connections above 20 kW. Low power factor raises the kVAh on the meter, so it costs money on every unit instead of through a separate penalty, and MERC has withdrawn the separate power factor incentive and penalty for these consumers. At 0.90 a plant pays for about 11% more units than at unity. See the kVAh billing guide and how to improve power factor.

Load factor incentive

HT I, HT II and HT VIII consumers with a high load factor get a discount on energy charges:

• 75% to 85% load factor: 0.75% of energy charges for every percentage point above 75%.
• Above 85%: a further 1% for every point above 85%, up to 15% in total.

Load factor is the month’s units divided by contract demand × hours in the month (less interruptions). The bill must be paid within 7 days with no arrears, and there is no incentive in a month where maximum demand goes above contract demand. A 400 kVA plant needs about 2,16,000 kVAh in a 30-day month to reach 75%. The load factor calculator works it out.

LT V rates for smaller industries

Above 20 kW, the demand charge is on billing demand: the higher of 65% of the maximum demand recorded between 6 am and 10 pm and 40% of contract demand. A 100 kVA LT V plant with a maximum demand of 80 kVA pays for 52 kVA. With ToD metering, the same solar rebate and +25% evening charge apply to the energy charge, and a 0.25% discount (up to ₹500) applies to bills paid digitally.

Worked example: a 400 kVA HT I(A) plant

An illustrative HT I(A) plant at 11 kV with a contract demand of 400 kVA. In one winter month its maximum demand between 6 am and 10 pm is 380 kVA and it uses 90,000 kVAh: 22,000 in the 5 pm – midnight peak and 40,000 in solar hours.

Illustrative figures from the MERC order in Case No. 75 of 2025 for FY 2026-27. Paid within 7 days, the 1% prompt payment discount brings it to about ₹10,31,105. At a load factor of about 31% this plant gets no load factor incentive. MSEDCL may apply rounding in its own way; check against your bill. Work out your own HT I(A) or LT V bill with the electricity bill calculator.

In a slow month, the same plant pays for at least 300 kVA. If maximum demand falls to 280 kVA, it still pays ₹1,95,000 in demand charge: ₹13,000 for 20 kVA it did not use.

What one demand spike costs on HT I(A)

Suppose the same plant has one bad half-hour in the day, say several heavy motors restarting together after a power cut, and maximum demand reaches 430 kVA. That is 30 kVA above contract demand. The plant pays ₹650 on 430 kVA (₹2,79,500) plus 150% extra on the 30 kVA excess (₹29,250). The demand charge goes from ₹2,47,000 to ₹3,08,750: ₹61,750 more, for one interval. A plant that earns the load factor incentive also loses it for that month. The MD penalty guide explains how to stop it.

Where Maharashtra plants usually save

• Keep maximum demand below contract demand from 6 am to 10 pm. Above it, each kVA costs 2.5 times the normal rate and cancels the load factor incentive.
• Move flexible load from the evening into solar hours. 5 pm to midnight carries 25% extra; 9 am to 5 pm carries up to 25% less.
• Push power factor towards unity. With kVAh billing, every point of power factor lost is paid on every unit.
• Watch load factor near 75%. Above it, each point is worth 0.75% to 1% of the energy charge.
• Check contract demand once a year, against twelve months of real maximum demand.

How KONDUKTOR® EMS helps

KONDUKTOR® EMS reads the multifunction meters already on your panels and shows, while the month is still running, the numbers this tariff bills you on.

• Running maximum demand against contract demand, with a warning as it approaches.
• kVAh and power factor for each meter, so a drop in power factor is caught the same day.
• Hourly energy, so you can see how much falls in solar hours and in the 5 pm – midnight peak.
• Twelve months of maximum demand history to size contract demand.