How to Buy Cash Power in South Africa
What is cash power?
Cash power simply refers to electricity prepaid tokens issued by utility services like Eskom upon the purchase of electricity online or via phone.
How does cash power work?
Cash Power works via a small metre machine located at your house. The Cash Power metre needs to have credit before you can get power delivered to your residential property.
What is the benefit of cash power?
1. Cash power provide control over your consumption of electricity.
2. Prepaid systems encouraged energy conservation.
3. Prepaid systems helps consumers to reduce debts owed to utility companies.
4. It prevents shock energy bills.
What are the drawbacks of cash power?
1. The unit rates (rate per kilowatt-hour (kWh)) tend to be more expensive.
2. A customer will experience power cut if he runs out of electricity credit.
How to buy cash power in South Africa?
1. Go to www.livewire.co.za.
2. Enter your meter number.
3. Enter your basic details.
4. Make payment.
5. Receive your token.
6. Load your token into your meter
Can I buy cash power via USSD in South Africa?
You can use the following USSD codes to initiate the purchase of cash power in South Africa:
1. Absa: *120*2272#
2. Capitec: *120*3279#
3. Nedbank: *120*001#
4. Standard Bank: *120*2345#
5. FNB:*120* 321#
Can I buy cash power via PayPal?
You can use PayPal to link, pay, and manage your bills from the PayPal app or the PayPal website.
How can I buy cash power via PayPal?
1. Go to www.paypal.com
2. Go to your “Dashboard”.
3. Click “More” near the top right of the screen.
4. Click “Pay your Bills”.
5. Next to the biller’s name, click “Pay”.
6. After reviewing the bill’s details, click Pay.
7. Enter the payment amount when prompted, then select “Next”.
8. Select your payment method and payment date.
