Guides & articles
Plain-language guides on Bangladesh electricity bills, meters, tariffs, and consumption — written in local context. The numbers in every post match the data behind our calculator.
Prepaid meter recharge deductions in Bangladesh (2026)
Recharged ৳1,000 but received less credit? See Bangladesh prepaid meter deductions for VAT, demand charge, rent and emergency debt, with worked examples.
Commercial electricity bill per unit in Bangladesh (2026)
Understand the 2026 LT-E commercial electricity rate for shops and offices, including DESCO and DPDC examples, demand charge, VAT, and peak/off-peak billing.
How much is a 100, 200, 300 or 400-unit electricity bill in Bangladesh?
See exactly how 100, 200, 300 and 400 units turn into a Bangladesh household electricity bill under the June 2026 BERC tariff, with slab, demand-charge and VAT examples.
Why Bangladesh still has load shedding: a household guide
Understand Bangladesh's power capacity, read official load-shedding data, and check whether an outage is a supply shortage, maintenance or a local fault.
How demand charge (load × rate) works in Bangladesh
Sanctioned load, the demand-charge formula, when to apply for a load change, and why trimming a small load often beats months of unit savings.
How to cut your summer AC bill in Bangladesh
Inverter vs non-inverter, the right BTU for a Dhaka bedroom, what temperature to set, and the wattage math you can plug straight into the calculator.
Prepaid vs postpaid meters — which one actually saves money?
A side-by-side breakdown of prepaid and postpaid electricity meters in Bangladesh — sample bills, the vending process, and the small rebates that change the math.
Solar net metering: how to sell electricity back to the grid
SREDA's net-metering rules in plain language — who qualifies, the application process, what a 5 kW rooftop earns, and the real payback period.
Bangladesh electricity tariff history: 2020–2025
Year-by-year list of rate changes from 2020 to 2025, why each one happened, and which authority approved it.
LT-A, LT-E, LT-C — which category are you on?
A side-by-side comparison of Bangladesh's low-tension tariff categories — homes, shops, and small factories — with real worked examples.
Your bill suddenly jumped? 7 common reasons in Bangladesh
Slab crossover, summer AC use, faulty wiring, sanctioned-load surprises — seven everyday reasons electricity bills jump in Bangladesh, and how to verify each one yourself.
How DESCO & DPDC meter readings actually work
A practical guide to reading prepaid and postpaid electricity meters in Dhaka — what each digit on the display means, and how to catch reading errors before the bill arrives.