How to Buy Prepaid Electricity in South Africa
What is prepaid electricity?
Prepaid electricity is a type of electricity payment plan that allows users to regulate their electricity use by paying prior to using electricity.
How does prepaid electricity work?
The prepaid plan allows you to pay for power in advance and reload your account as your balance decreases, much like a debit card account. These programmes frequently do not require a contract or a deposit, and many offer a variable rate.
How different is prepaid electricity from postpaid electricity systems?
Customers in prepaid power systems pay their bills in advance, whereas customers in postpaid electricity systems pay their bills after consumption.
What are the benefits of prepaid electricity?
1. Prepaid customers monitor their energy use through the consumer interface unit and are less likely to overuse energy.
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 prepaid electricity?
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 can I buy prepaid electricity in South Africa?
1. Go to www.electricity.co.za
2. Enter your meter number
3. Create a free Profile
4. Add electricity.co.za as beneficiary with your bank
5. Buy prepaid electricity
How can I buy prepaid electricity via Standard Bank’s mobile app?
1. Launch the Standard Bank mobile app.
2. Enter your app code after clicking the Sign In button.
3. On the bottom navigation area, click “Buy.”
4. Choose “Electricity” from the top navigation bar.
5. Choose the account that will be used to pay for the airtime.
6. Enter the amount you want to spend in the blue “Amount” field.
7. Click the “Send Voucher To” field and enter your mobile phone number.
8. Enter your metre number in the “Meter Number” field.
9. Click the “Confirm” button.
