balivillacareWhat a Bali villa pays for electricity
Key takeaways
- Households of 3,500 VA and above pay IDR 1,699.53 per kWh under Permen ESDM No. 7 Tahun 2024. Business connections of 6,600 VA to 200 kVA pay IDR 1,444.70 per kWh.
- So for a large villa, the business class is cheaper per kWh than the household class — by IDR 255, rounded.
- The non-subsidised rates are reviewed every three months and have been left unchanged for every quarter of 2026 so far.
- The regency adds PBJT on electricity: 7% in Badung, 10% in Denpasar.
- Prepaid and postpaid pay the same per kWh. What differs is the minimum bill — covered separately.
Most answers to “how much is electricity in Bali” quote one number. A villa can be on one of several tariff classes, and the difference between them is larger than most owners expect. This page reads the figures from the regulation that sets them.
How to read the numbers on this page. A figure with no marker is quoted from a primary source and linked at the foot of the page. reported means we could not read the figure at its source — a company that publishes no rate card, or an official decision or announcement available only through news reporting — so it comes from that reporting, which is linked. modelled means it came out of the model set out on the methodology page, which you can disagree with line by line.
Eight words on a villa's electricity bill
The bill and the meter use Indonesian terms. These are the ones that decide what a villa pays.
| Term | What it is | What it means for a villa |
|---|---|---|
| PLN | PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara, the state electricity company. | The only grid supplier; its tariffs are set by the energy minister. |
| Golongan tarif, tariff class | The group a connection is billed under. | Household (R) or business (B) — and the size of the connection. |
| Daya, VA or kVA | The connected capacity. | Decides the class within R or B, and the minimum bill on a postpaid meter. |
| R-3 | Large household, 6,600 VA or more. | IDR 1,699.53 per kWh. |
| B-2 | Medium business, 6,600 VA to 200 kVA. | IDR 1,444.70 per kWh. |
| Tariff adjustment | The quarterly review of the non-subsidised classes. | Unchanged every quarter of 2026 so far. |
| PPJ, pajak penerangan jalan | The regency's former street-lighting tax. | Badung's 2011 regulation on it is among those its 2023 tax regulation replaced; electricity is now taxed as PBJT, with at least 10% earmarked for street lighting. |
| PBJT atas tenaga listrik | The regency's tax on electricity consumed. | 7% in Badung, 10% in Denpasar. |
The rates, from the regulation
Permen ESDM No. 7 Tahun 2024, established on 6 June 2024, sets PLN's tariffs and repealed the 2016 regulation and its five amendments. Its appendices give the charge per kWh for each class and size. The household and business rows a villa is likely to sit in are these.
| Connection size | Per kWh | |
|---|---|---|
| R-1 household | 1,300 and 2,200 VA | IDR 1,444.70 per kWh |
| R-2 household | 3,500 to 5,500 VA | IDR 1,699.53 per kWh |
| R-3 household | 6,600 VA or more | IDR 1,699.53 per kWh |
| B-1 business | 2,200 to 5,500 VA | IDR 1,100 per kWh |
| B-2 business | 6,600 VA to 200 kVA | IDR 1,444.70 per kWh |
The same figures appear in the regular and the prepaid columns. The two columns differ in one respect, the minimum bill, which matters enough to have its own page.
Why the business rate is lower for a large villa
The tariff schedule is not graded by how commercial the use is. It is graded by class and size, and at 6,600 VA and above the household class R-3 carries the higher rate. A villa of that size registered as B-2 pays IDR 1,444.70 per kWh; the same villa registered as R-3 pays IDR 1,699.53 per kWh. On a villa that uses a lot of power — pool pumps and air conditioning run whether or not a guest is in — the class is the single largest lever on the bill.
Which class a rental villa belongs in
The regulation defines R as household use and B as business use (Pasal 3), and Pasal 5 leaves the technical rules for applying the classes to PLN's board of directors. We have not read those rules, so this page does not say which class a let villa must be on. What it can say is where to look: the class is printed on the bill and on the connection's customer record, and a change of class is an application to PLN.
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How the rates move
Thirteen non-subsidised classes, the R-3 and B-2 among them, are reviewed every three months (Pasal 6). The review follows four inputs: the rupiah against the US dollar, the Indonesian Crude Price, inflation and the coal reference price, each averaged over the third to fifth months before the change.
What has happened in 2026
The energy ministry announced no change for January to March and for April to June 2026, and the July to September figures, as reported by RRI citing PLN, are unchangedreported and match the regulation's appendix to the rupiah.
How much notice there is
Pasal 6 ayat (9) requires PLN to announce an adjustment to customers at least one month before it takes effect. A villa budget built on the current rates therefore has a month's warning of any change.
The regency's tax on top
Electricity also carries a regency tax — PBJT on electricity. UU No. 1 Tahun 2022 caps it and each regency sets its own rate. In Badung it replaced the street-lighting tax (pajak penerangan jalan) regulation of 2011, and at least 10% of what it raises is earmarked for public street lighting.
| Rate | Charged on | |
|---|---|---|
| Badung | 7% | The bill (postpaid) or the purchase (prepaid) |
| Denpasar | 10% | The amount paid |
| Self-generated, Badung | 1.5% | The value of power generated |
Badung's regulation spells out the base in Pasal 27: on a postpaid meter, the fixed charge plus the kWh charge on the bill; on a prepaid meter, the amount of electricity purchased. Gianyar's rate is not given here — the copy of its regulation used elsewhere on this site is not a government-hosted text. The taxes on the rent itself.
Electricity on the owner's statement
In a managed villa, electricity is usually an owner's cost passed through the monthly statement. That makes it a rebilled cost like any other, and the same two questions apply.
At cost, or with a margin?
A contract that is silent on markup permits one. Ask for the PLN bill or the token receipts to be attached, so the line can be checked against the tariff. The cost clause.
Who decides the class?
If the connection is in the owner's name, the class is the owner's decision to raise with PLN. A manager that knows the tariff schedule should raise it first.
What this page does not cover
- PLN's technical rules on which class applies to which use. Left by Pasal 5 to PLN's board; not read.
- The October to December 2026 rates. Not announced when this page was written; PLN must announce any change a month ahead.
- Gianyar's PBJT rate on electricity, for the reason above.
- What a villa actually uses. That depends on the pool, the air conditioning and the occupancy, and no published source measures it.
Common questions
How much does electricity cost in Bali per kWh?
Under Permen ESDM No. 7 Tahun 2024, households of 3,500 VA and above pay IDR 1,699.53 per kWh, and households of 1,300 and 2,200 VA pay IDR 1,444.70 per kWh. Business connections of 6,600 VA to 200 kVA pay IDR 1,444.70 per kWh. The same figures apply prepaid and postpaid. The regency's tax on electricity comes on top.
Is villa electricity charged at the household or the business rate?
It depends on the class the connection is registered under. The regulation defines R as household use and B as business use, and leaves the technical rules for applying them to PLN's board of directors, which we have not read. Check the class printed on the bill or on the meter's customer record.
Is the business rate more expensive than the household rate?
Not for a large villa. For connections of 6,600 VA and above, the business class B-2 is IDR 1,444.70 per kWh and the household class R-3 is IDR 1,699.53 per kWh — the business rate is IDR 255 per kWh lower, rounded.
Did electricity prices go up in Bali in 2026?
The energy ministry announced no change to the non-subsidised tariffs for January to March, April to June and July to September 2026. Under Pasal 6 of the regulation they are reviewed every three months, and PLN has to announce a change at least a month before it applies.
What tax is added to a villa's electricity bill?
PBJT on electricity, set by each regency within the ceiling in UU No. 1 Tahun 2022. Badung's rate is 7% and Denpasar's is 10%. It is charged on the postpaid bill or on the amount of a token purchase.
Does a villa running its own generator pay electricity tax?
Electricity a consumer generates itself is taxed at a lower ceiling, 1.5%, under UU No. 1 Tahun 2022, and Badung applies that rate.
Who pays the electricity in a managed villa?
Whoever the contract says. It is normally an owner's cost passed through the statement, and the questions are the same as for any rebilled cost: at cost or with a margin, and with the PLN bill or token receipts attached.
Sources cited on this page
- Permen ESDM No. 7 Tahun 2024 — official text, Pasal 2-6 and Lampiran II-III
- Permen ESDM No. 7 Tahun 2024 — BPK record
- Kementerian ESDM — tariffs unchanged, April-June 2026
- RRI — tariffs July-September 2026, citing PLN
- UU No. 1 Tahun 2022 — Pasal 58, PBJT on electricity
- Perda Kab. Badung No. 7 Tahun 2023 — Pasal 26-28
- Perda Kota Denpasar No. 5 Tahun 2023 — Pasal 24
Every figure above was read from the source it is attributed to on 20 September 2026. How we check this.