MEPCO Bill Payments Online – How to Pay electricity bill using digital wallets?
You have checked your mepco bill online and now confused about the mepco bill payment? Where and how to pay your bill online? This complete guide is for you, where we will learn how and where your mepco bill can be paid online. MEPCO is one of the greatest power companies of Pakistan, which is responsible for the electricity supply in south punjab.
For the ease of their consumers, mepco has introduced a lot of digital services. Using them you can check your bill, make mepco bill payments online and register any complaints etc. There is no single way to pay your bill, multiple options are available for the bill payments. All of those are explained below.
Before we discuss the mepco bill payments, let’s revise some things.
What is a Mepco Bill?
The Mepco Bill is an electricity bill issued by the Multan Electric Company to their consumers. It includes all the details of your bill such as reference number, meter reading, consumed units, and bill calculation etc.
How to check a mepco bill online?
Sometimes your bill distributor takes too much time to deliver your physical bills. In this way using mepco bill check online you can get your bill details. To check electricity bills, you need a 14 digit reference number or 10 digit consumer id. Both can be found on the top left side of your physical bill.
Pay Mepco Bill Online
There are multiple banks & wallets available for mepco bill payments. Using any of them you can pay your bill within a few seconds. Here are some digital banking apps / wallets & steps for paying your bill online are mentioned below:
Banks
Habib Bank Limited ( HBL ).
Allied Bank Limited ( ABL ).
Bank of Punjab ( BOP ).
United Bank Limited ( UBL ).
Meezan Bank Limited.
Muslim Commercial Bank ( MCB ).
Bank Alflah.
Each bank has their digital banking app, using it your bill can be paid online.
Wallets
Easypaisa ( Telenor Microfinance Bank ).
JazzCash ( Mobilink Microfinance Bank ).
NayaPay ( Digital Wallet ).
SadaPay ( Digital Wallet ).
Daraz ( Online Shopping ).
Steps to pay bill
First of all find your reference / consumer ID from the physical OR any online pdf bill.
Put your reference number and see all the details.
Open any digital banking app OR digital wallet.
Make sure you have enough to pay your bill.
Navigate to Bill Payments > Electricity > Mepco.
Enter your reference number.
Ensure bill details and pay it.
After paying, save the screen shot of the paid bill for a proof.
Step by step guide for paying mepco bills
JazzCash / Easypaisa
Digital wallets are one of the best, fastest and reliable sources for paying your bills. Here are the steps for mepco bill payments:
Open any JazzCash OR Easypaisa wallet.
Login your account using your Pin.
Look for “Bill Payments”.
Choose Electricity.
Here, all the service providers list will appear.
You have to choose “MEPCO”.
Then, enter your reference number.
Ensure the bill details and pay it.
Save the screenshot for future proof.
SadaPay
Login to your sadapay account using your pin.
Navigate to payments on the bottom.
A popup will appear, choose the “Bills & Utilities”.
Click on “New Bill Payment”.
Search the “MEPCO” in the search bar and select it.
Now enter your consumer ID.
Ensure the details and pay it.
NayaPay
Login to your NayaPay account.
Select Bills from the main menu.
Click on “add-new”.
Search for “MEPCO” in the search bar.
Enter your reference number.
Check the bill details and pay it.
HBL / Any Digital Banking App
Login to your digital banking app.
Click on more in your HBL / Search for Electricity Bill.
Select Mepco in the bill payments.
Enter your reference number, fetch bill and check details.
Then click on pay and save the screen shot.
Using ATM Card
Visit any nearest ATM machine.
Make sure the ATM you are going to and the bank card are from the same bank.
Insert your card and enter your pin.
Navigate to bills / utilities.
Click on electricity > mepco.
Enter your reference number.
And pay your bill, take the receipt.
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Post office / Banks
This is the old method for paying the bill and still used in some rural areas. People from these areas have trust issues for making mepco bill payments online.
Visit your area’s post office OR nearest bank with the original / duplicate bill.
Go to the cashier counter, stand in the queue and wait for your turn.
Pay the bill at the counter and they will stamp ( paid ) on your bill.
Advantages:
Official mepco bill payment receipts.
Officially govt payment system.
Trusted and used in rural areas.
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Mepco Bill Due Date and Late Payment surcharges
Mepco Bill has introduced two new due date systems. First is the due date, if you pay after this date a few late payment surcharges will be applied. Second is the after due date which starts from the 3 days after the due date till the next bill. If you didn’t pay after 3 days of the due date, double lp surcharges will be applied.
Also, these late payment fees are applied according to your bill. If your bill is higher, high lp surcharges and if it’s lower low lp surcharges.
What if you don’t pay the bill before the due date?
Late Payment Surcharges.
Termination of your electricity connection.
The next bill will be doubled.
If you paid the bill after termination, the connection fee will be applied for re-connecting.
Tips to avoid LP Surcharge
Don’t wait for your physical bill, if your distributor delivers too late.
Check your bill online frequently at the start of the month.
For some reason if you can’t pay your bill physically, try to pay online using digital banking apps / wallets.
Always try to pay your bill before the first / second due date to avoid extra lp surcharges.
FAQs
Using digital banking apps OR wallets, you can pay your mepco bill online.
Using our tool, you can easily check your mepco bill.
LP Surcharges will be applied to your bill, if you don’t pay your bill for two to three months. Your electricity connection will be terminated.
Yes, if you are using official banking apps & digital wallets such as easypaisa / jazzcash / banking apps.
No if you don’t have any bank account. No need to worry, your bill can be paid via digital wallets.
Yes, you need to visit the mepco office in your area to pay your bill in installments.
