M-PESA Ethiopia Electricity Payment: Pay Bills via App

M-PESA Ethiopia electricity payment continues to expand its digital payment offerings and has now launched a new prepaid electricity payment feature on its app.

It is now possible to pay for the electricity you use and get prepaid electricity units without going to utility offices or to any authorized payees.

The move by the firm is in line with its strategy to improve digital financial services and help make payments easier for millions of Ethiopians.

What Is a New Prepaid Electricity Payment Feature?

This prepaid electricity payment service enables the customers of M-PESA to purchase units of electricity through their phones.

When payment is successful, an instant 20-digit token will be generated, and it can then be used to access electricity.

The digital process eliminates the necessity of vouchers or personal visits, allowing customers to recharge their power supply at any time through the app.

The service is aimed at making things more convenient for users while being in line with Ethiopia’s strategy of digitization of transactions and financial inclusion.

How to Buy Prepaid Electricity Using M-PESA Ethiopia

Customers can buy electricity in several easy steps using the M-PESA Super App.

Step 1: Update the M-PESA Super App

To pay for electricity, update the M-PESA Super App to the latest version that is available on your smartphone.

Step 2: Visit the Utility Payment Section

After accessing the app, proceed to:

Pay with M-PESA → Pay Utility → Ethiopian Electric Utility (Prepaid)

This step will need to be performed only if the user possesses prepaid meters of the EEU.

Step 3: Enter the Contract Account Number

Enter the EEU Contract Account Number, which appears in the electricity contract of the user.

Step 4: Make the Choice of Purchase Amount

Consumers are free to decide the amount with which to pay for their electricity.

Choices include:

Inputting an exact amount in Ethiopian Birr (ETB) or
Selecting the exact quantity of electricity to be purchased in kilowatt-hours (kWh).

This gives the client room to regulate their electricity payments according to their budgetary capabilities.

Step 5: Get the Prepaid Electricity Token

The transaction is followed by the automatic production of the 20-digit token for prepaid electricity.

The client just needs to put the token into the Smart Meter of the EEU to get electricity.

Advantages for Customers

There are many benefits for Ethiopian households through this new payment system.

Through the process of digitalisation of electricity purchase transactions, customers won’t have to wait in long queues at payment centers or utility offices to buy their prepaid electricity.

The immediate generation of the token makes it much quicker for the customers to recharge their electricity even during evenings, weekends, or public holidays.

It also makes it quick for those living in areas where physical payment locations are not easily available.

Boosting Digital Payments in Ethiopia – M-PESA Ethiopia electricity payment

The launch cements the place of M-PESA Ethiopia in Ethiopia’s rapidly expanding digital payment industry.

Since the introduction of the mobile money service to Ethiopia, the platform has continued to grow through the provision of services other than peer-to-peer payment services, including merchant payments and bill payments, among others.

The implementation of the prepaid system for electricity payment has helped M-PESA develop further, becoming an important factor in increasing cashless payments, which is very important for achieving financial inclusion in Ethiopia.

Given the increase in the availability of digital services in the country, cooperation between mobile money service providers and utility companies will become more and more significant.