Mobile phones these days can be used for other purposes aside from using them for voice calls. With mobile phones, you can conveniently pay for services from the comfort of your home. In Kenya, mobile phones can be used to pay for services such as DStv subscriptions, Electricity subscriptions, and lots more. In this article, we shall outline the various ways you can use your mobile phones to pay for electricity in Kenya
In Kenya, electricity payment has two options: postpaid and prepaid subscriptions. The former is for estimated billing customers while the latter is for prepaid meter users. These services are available for the Safaricom and Airtel networks in Kenya.
How to Pay KPLC Electricity Bill through M-Banking in Kenya
This option gives Co-operative Banks customers the option of paying their electricity directly using their bank accounts. Here, customers must register in the bank and as well register their Kenya Power account number too to be able to perform this payment conveniently.
How to pay your electricity bill using Airtel Money in Kenya
Airtel customers can pay their KPLC electricity bill using their Airtel Money. This can be done following the steps below:
- Go to the Airtel Money menu
- Choose “Money”
- Press “OK”
- Under the Nickname field enter “Kenya Power”
- Enter the full amount you intend to pay
- Enter your Airtel Money password
- Enter your KPLC account number
- Finally, a confirmation text message for the payment of the electricity bill transaction will be received.
NOTE: It takes a maximum of 48 hours for KPLC to update payments made using mobile phones in Kenya. So, you are advised to be calm after making your payment.
How to pay your electricity bill using Mpesa on Safaricom in Kenya
Safaricom subscribers in Kenya can pay their KPLC electricity bill with M-Pesa by following the steps below:
- Go to M-Pesa and select “Pay Bill” from the M-Pesa menu.
- Enter the Kenya Power business number in Kenya for postpaid customers which is 888 888 and 888 880 for KPLC prepaid customers.
- Enter KPLC account number
- Enter the amount you want to pay
- Enter your M-Pesa PIN
- Finally, a confirmation text message for the payment of the electricity bill transaction will be received.
How to Check KPLC Electricity Bill in Kenya
There are many ways to check your KPLC Electricity bill in Kenya. The below headings explains how to check your KPLC Electricity bill in Kenya successfully.
How to check KPLC Bill via SMS in Kenya
KPLC Electricity bill can be checked using mobile phones. Customers are to send their account numbers to 95551. For example, send 1234567 to 95551 and wait for the confirmation message.
How to check KPLC Bill via Email in Kenya
Customers can decide to check their KPLC Electricity Bill online. To achieve this, follow the steps below:
- Type your KPLC account number in the subject field of the new email
- Email a blank message to KPLC online through bill @kplc.co.ke
With the above information, we believe you can easily pay for your KPLC Bill online without any form of stress. If this information was helpful, please help us share it with friends and loved ones online.
