Rajasthan industrial electricity tariff: HT-5, HT-3 and LT-6.

Who this page covers

This page covers the three state DISCOMs of Rajasthan: JVVNL (Jaipur Vidyut Vitran Nigam), AVVNL (Ajmer) and JdVVNL (Jodhpur). They share one tariff, set by the Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission (RERC). It also covers the private distribution franchisees that bill on the same tariff: CESC in Kota and Bharatpur (JVVNL areas), CESC in Bikaner (JdVVNL) and Tata Power in Ajmer (AVVNL).

• HT-5 large industry: above 150 HP of connected load, or a contract or maximum demand above 125 kVA. Supply is at 11 kV up to 2,500 kVA, 33 kV from 2,500 to 8,000 kVA, and 132 or 220 kV above that.
• HT-3 medium industry: 25 to 150 HP, or a demand up to 125 kVA, at 11 kV.
• LT-6 medium industry: 25 to 150 HP, with a demand up to 50 kVA, at 400 volts.
• LT-5 small industry: up to 25 HP.

The rates below apply for FY 2026-27 under RERC’s order of 30 March 2026 on the DISCOMs’ petitions for that year. The order keeps the energy and fixed charges of the 2025 tariff and its terms for billing demand, ToD, power factor and rebates, with a few changes noted below. As of 3 November 2026, it is the latest RERC tariff order we have found.

Industrial rates for FY 2026-27

Energy is billed in kWh, not kVAh. HT-5 gets a voltage rebate on the energy charge: 3% at 33 kV, 4% at 132 kV and 5% at 220 kV. The minimum energy charge means that after every rebate, the energy charge cannot fall below ₹6.00 per unit on HT-5 and HT-3; if it does, the bill tops it up.

ToD hours: two peaks and a noon rebate

ToD applies to every connection above 10 kW except agriculture and, from FY 2026-27, public street lighting. It changes the energy charge only.

A unit moved from the evening peak to noon saves ₹1.30, a fifth of the energy rate. The TOD tariff guide covers which loads can move.

Billing demand and excess demand

• Billing demand is the higher of the maximum demand recorded in the month and 75% of contract demand. A 400 kVA contract pays for at least 300 kVA every month. Maximum demand is the highest average over a 30-minute (or 15-minute) block.
• Excess demand: when maximum demand goes above 105% of contract demand, the whole fixed charge and energy charge for the month (before rebates, without duty) go up by the same percentage as the excess. A 400 kVA contract that reaches 450 kVA is 12.5% over, so both charges rise by 12.5%.
• Two allowances on HT-5: if demand goes above 105% only once in the month (one half-hour) and stays within 110%, nothing extra is charged; and between 10 pm and 6 am the limit is 120% instead of 105%.
• HT-3 follows the same 105% rule without the one-time allowance. If its maximum demand goes above 125 kVA more than twice in a financial year, the connection is moved to HT-5. An LT-6 connection that goes above 50 kVA three times in a year is moved to HT.

This rule is harsher than a charge on the excess kVA alone: one bad half-hour raises the energy charge on every unit of the month. The contract demand guide shows how to size it.

Power factor surcharge and incentive

HT-5, HT-3 and LT-6 pay a surcharge for low power factor and earn an incentive for high power factor, both as a percentage of the energy charge after the other rebates and surcharges:

• Below 0.90: 1% surcharge for every 0.01 below 0.90.
• 0.95 to 0.97: 0.5% incentive for every 0.01 above 0.95.
• Above 0.97: a further 1% for every 0.01 above 0.97.

With CEA-compliant meters the same rates are worked in 0.001 steps. Power factor is the month’s kWh divided by kVAh. Below 0.70, the DISCOM can disconnect after three notices. The incentive counts towards the ₹6.00 minimum, so a plant already near the minimum gains less from it. On the worked bill below, a power factor of 0.85 instead of 0.96 adds ₹53,575 a month. See how to improve power factor.

Load factor and other rebates

• Load factor rebate (HT-5): ₹0.15 per unit on the units above 50% load factor. Load factor is the month’s units divided by contract demand × 24 hours × 30 days. A 400 kVA plant reaches 50% at 1,44,000 units.
• Incremental consumption rebate: ₹0.30 per unit on HT-5 (₹0.20 on HT-3) for units above the same month of the previous year.
• New HT connection rebate: ₹0.30 per unit on HT-5 (₹0.20 on HT-3) for the first 12 months.

Government and PSU connections, and tourism units, do not get the incremental and new-connection rebates. The load factor calculator works out your load factor.

Worked example: a 400 kVA HT-5 plant

An illustrative HT-5 plant at 11 kV with a contract demand of 400 kVA. In one month its maximum demand is 380 kVA and it uses 1,50,000 kWh: 10,000 in the morning peak, 25,000 in the evening peak and 30,000 between 12 and 4 pm. Its power factor is 0.96.

Illustrative figures from the RERC order for FY 2026-27. The energy charge after rebates is about ₹6.46 per unit, above the ₹6.00 minimum. Paid 10 days early, about ₹3,898 comes back in the next bill. The DISCOM may round in its own way; check against your bill. Work out your own HT-5 or LT-6 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 ₹1,14,000 in fixed charge: ₹7,600 for 20 kVA it did not use.

What one demand spike costs on HT-5

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 450 kVA. That is 112.5% of contract demand, above the 110% allowance. The fixed charge goes to ₹1,71,000 on 450 kVA, and both the fixed and energy charges go up by 12.5%: ₹1,43,250 more. The bill goes from ₹12,74,145 to ₹14,43,995: ₹1,69,850 more, for one interval. The MD penalty guide explains how to stop it.

Where Rajasthan plants usually save

• Keep maximum demand within 105% of contract demand. Above it, the whole month’s fixed and energy charges rise.
• Move flexible load from 6 – 10 pm to 12 – 4 pm. That is 20% of the energy rate on every unit moved.
• Keep power factor above 0.97. Every 0.01 above it earns 1% of the energy charge; below 0.90 it costs 1%.
• Keep load factor above 50%. Every unit above it earns 15 paise.
• Check contract demand once a year, against twelve months of real maximum demand.

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• Running maximum demand against contract demand, with a warning as it approaches 105%.
• Power factor for each meter, so a drop is caught the same day.
• Hourly energy, so you can see how much falls in the two peaks and at noon.
• Twelve months of maximum demand history to size contract demand.