New connection cost calculator
Pick your category, phase and sanctioned load to get an itemised estimate of what a new connection costs upfront — deposit, application fee and meter charge — plus the recurring meter rent.
New connection cost estimate
A typical flat is 2–5 kW.
Refundable: the security deposit comes back if you close the connection.
Not included: internal house wiring, the licensed electrician’s fee, and any transformer/line-extension cost for far or high-load sites — those are quoted separately by the distributor after the site survey.
Fees are national (BERC SRO-43/2024) and identical for DESCO, DPDC, BPDB, NESCO, WZPDCL and Palli Bidyut.
What a new electricity connection really costs upfront
The official fees are national and fixed — security deposit, application fee, meter charge. Here's how they add up, and the costs the fee schedule doesn't include.
The essentials
- Fees are national (BERC SRO-43/2024) — the same for DESCO, DPDC, BPDB, NESCO, WZPDCL and Palli Bidyut
- The security deposit (the biggest item) is refundable when you close the connection
- House wiring and the electrician's fee are separate — the distributor doesn't charge for them
The breakdown
The three official upfront charges
A new connection has three fixed charges set by the BERC gazette, not by the distribution company. The biggest is the security deposit, charged per kW of sanctioned (approved) load.
| Charge | Amount |
|---|---|
| Security deposit — residential/irrigation | ৳480/kW up to 2 kW, ৳720/kW above |
| Security deposit — commercial/small industry | ৳960/kW |
| Security deposit — MT / HT / EHT | ৳1,200/kW |
| Application fee | ৳120 single-phase · ৳360 three-phase |
| Meter installation | ৳360 single-phase · ৳480 three-phase |
| Meter rent (recurring) | ৳40/mo single · ৳250/mo three-phase |
A typical 2 kW single-phase home: ৳960 deposit + ৳120 application + ৳360 meter = ৳1,440 upfront, then ৳40/month meter rent. The ৳960 deposit comes back if you ever close the connection.
The deposit
Why the security deposit is the big number
What's not included
Costs the fee schedule leaves out
Internal house wiring
The licensed electrician
Line extension or transformer
The process
From application to live meter
Apply online or at the office
Pay fees & deposit
Site survey
Demand note & meter
For documents and the official portal links per distributor, see the new-connection service page.
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