UGVCL Bill Calculator — Gujarat Electricity Bill (DGVCL, MGVCL, PGVCL & UGVCL)

Gujarat runs one of the lowest-priced domestic electricity tariffs in India — the first 50 units cost just ₹3.05 per unit for an urban home and ₹2.65 for a rural one. All four state distribution companies — UGVCL, DGVCL, MGVCL and PGVCL — bill on the same GERC-approved tariff, so this UGVCL bill calculator works for every part of Gujarat.

The catch is not the base rate — it is what sits on top of it. Gujarat charges a percentage-based electricity duty of 15% for urban homes and 7.5% for rural homes, plus a formula-based FPPAS fuel surcharge that is revised periodically. This UGVCL bill calculator uses the official GERC Tariff Schedule effective 1 April 2026 and the statutory duty rates, and lets you enter your own FPPAS figure from your bill for an exact total.

One Tariff, Four DISCOMs, Two Area Types

Gujarat is unusual in having four government-owned distribution companies under a single holding company, GUVNL, all billed under one unified GERC tariff:

• UGVCL — Uttar Gujarat Vij Company: North Gujarat (Mehsana, Patan, Banaskantha, Sabarkantha, Gandhinagar, Aravalli, Mahisagar).
• DGVCL — Dakshin Gujarat Vij Company: South Gujarat (Surat, Bharuch, Navsari, Valsad, Tapi, Narmada, Dang).
• MGVCL — Madhya Gujarat Vij Company: Central Gujarat (Vadodara, Anand, Kheda, Panchmahal, Dahod).
• PGVCL — Paschim Gujarat Vij Company: Saurashtra & Kutch (Rajkot, Jamnagar, Bhavnagar, Junagadh, Kutch and the rest of western Gujarat).

Because the tariff is identical across all four, the only distinctions that change your bill are your area type — Urban (Rate: RGP) or Rural (Rate: RGP-Rural, for premises inside a Gram Panchayat) — and your sanctioned load. Rural homes pay lower per-unit rates and half the electricity duty.

Gujarat Electricity Tariff 2026 (LT Domestic — Rate RGP)

Gujarat uses telescopic slabs: each rate applies only to the units inside its band, so a higher slab never re-prices the units below it. Rates below are post-paid, effective 1 April 2026.

Urban — Rate: RGP

Rural — Rate: RGP (Rural)

Pre-paid smart-meter consumers pay a few paise less per slab, and a 60 paise/unit Time-of-Use discount applies to consumption between 11:00 and 17:00 on smart meters — neither is modelled by this calculator.

Fixed Charges by Sanctioned Load

The fixed charge is a flat monthly amount decided by your sanctioned load band — it is not multiplied by the number of kW. The bands are the same for urban and rural connections.

How Your Gujarat Bill Is Calculated

1. Pick your area type — Urban (RGP) or Rural (RGP-Rural).
2. Apply the telescopic slabs to your units — each rate only to the units in its band.
3. Add the fixed charge for your sanctioned-load band (₹15 to ₹70).
4. Add the FPPAS fuel surcharge — units × the paise/unit rate printed on your bill.
5. Add electricity duty — 15% (urban) or 7.5% (rural) of the consumption charges.
6. Add any meter charge shown on your bill.

Worked Example — 200 Units, Urban (2 kW)

FPPAS is excluded above (variable). Enter the paise/unit figure from your bill in the calculator to include it.

Worked Example — 200 Units, Rural (2 kW)

The rural bill is ₹142.82 lower than the urban bill for the same 200 units — from cheaper slabs and half the duty.

Gujarat Electricity Bill by Consumption (Urban, 2 kW)

Energy + fixed + 15% duty. Excludes FPPAS and meter charges.

Fixed Charge, FPPAS, Duty and Meter Charge

Four things sit on top of the slab energy charge.

• Fixed charge — a flat ₹15 to ₹70 per month by load band (above). Unlike Karnataka (₹150/kW) or Uttar Pradesh (₹110/kW), Gujarat’s domestic fixed charge is not per-kW, so it stays small.
• FPPAS (Fuel & Power Purchase Adjustment Surcharge) — a per-unit surcharge applied to every unit, set by a GERC formula and revised periodically. It is not a fixed figure, so this calculator lets you enter the paise/unit rate printed on your own bill.
• Electricity duty — 15% for urban homes, 7.5% for rural homes, charged on the consumption charges. Commercial connections pay 20% and industrial LT 10%; those higher figures are often copied onto domestic pages by mistake.
• Meter charge — a small monthly charge for a rented meter, set outside the GERC tariff schedule. It is not modelled here.

Electricity Duty — Why 15%, Not 10%

Many Gujarat bill guides quote a flat 10% electricity duty. That figure is wrong for households: 10% is the rate for industrial LT consumers. The Gujarat Electricity Duty Act, 1958 (Schedule I, Part I) sets residential duty at 15% for urban premises and 7.5% for rural premises, with commercial at 20%. A real Gujarat bill bills commercial duty at exactly 20%, confirming the schedule.

One consumer-friendly exemption: a rural residential connection whose annual consumption stays at or below 250 units pays no duty at all under Section 3(2)(ii). That is roughly 21 units a month — rare for a connected home, so this calculator applies the 7.5% rural rate by default.

How to Use the UGVCL Bill Calculator

1. Gujarat is pre-selected. It applies to UGVCL, DGVCL, MGVCL and PGVCL alike.
2. Choose your Area Type — Urban or Rural (Gram Panchayat).
3. Choose Residential as the connection type.
4. Set your sanctioned load in kW — this picks your fixed-charge band.
5. Enter the units consumed this month.
6. Optional: enter the FPPPA paise/unit from your bill for an exact total.
7. Click Calculate to see the slab-wise breakdown.

How to Reduce Your Gujarat Electricity Bill

Once you have your figure from the UGVCL bill calculator above, here is how to bring it down:

• Use the Time-of-Use discount. If you have a smart meter, running heavy appliances (washing machine, pump, geyser) between 11:00 and 17:00 earns a 60 paise/unit discount on that consumption.
• Stay in the lower slabs. The jump from ₹4.15 to ₹5.20 happens at 250 units. Trimming usage to stay under 250 keeps every extra unit at the cheaper rate — you can check any appliance’s monthly draw with our power consumption calculator.
• Go solar. Gujarat has excellent solar irradiance and the PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana offers a central subsidy. North Gujarat (UGVCL) in particular sees fast payback on rooftop solar.
• Set the AC to 24°C. Raising the setpoint from 18°C to 24°C cuts AC consumption by around a quarter — often the difference between two slabs.
• Switch to LEDs. Replacing remaining incandescent and CFL bulbs typically saves 20–30 units a month.

Conclusion

Gujarat’s domestic electricity is cheap at the base — but the real bill depends on your area type, your FPPAS rate and the 15%/7.5% duty on top. This UGVCL bill calculator uses the official GERC Tariff Schedule effective 1 April 2026 and the statutory duty rates, and lets you add your own FPPAS figure for an exact total. Whichever of the four DISCOMs supplies you, the tariff is the same — enter your units and see your slab-wise bill.

Last verified: July 2026. GERC Tariff Schedule for DGVCL/MGVCL/PGVCL/UGVCL, in force from 1 April 2026. Duty per the Gujarat Electricity Duty Act, 1958.

UGVCL Bill Calculator — Frequently Asked Questions

For more on how electricity is measured and billed in India, see our Smart Meter Guide.