KPLC sells electricity to millions of people countrywide. Electricity supply has been made better through this company and the use of technology made it even better to buy tokens.
What would you do if you were able to share Kenya Power tokens with friends or
family, just in the same manner you Sambaza data bundles or
airtime?
This is exactly what
the power corporation is planning for its customers. The product, according to
a report published by BusinessDaily, will mainly target pre-paid customers.
The product has been
developed by a company called Numeral IoT. It is based in Nairobi and has since
received from Kenya Power to roll out the service but as a pilot.
The application will
come in handy in many instances. One of them, as said, is sharing power tokens
with friends and family. The second one is a case where a person purchases
tokens in a rental house but suddenly moves, leaving his unit behind. The sharing
option will allow them to move the tokens to their next house.
Kenya Power has been
busy of the last couple of months. It has already installed more than 67K smart
meters. It is targeting to install 75K smart meters for SMEs by the end of this
financial year.
The smart meters are
devices developed to help Kenya Power reduce losses experienced in its current
technology, fixing weaknesses from leakages to illegal connections.
They are installed in
partnership with Safaricom. The telco had said that exercise would cost it KES
32 billion.
These smart meters are
plugged in at distribution feeders, transformers, and consumers whose usage is
over 200 kilowatts.
Kenya Power has also
announced plans to launch a fixed internet service named Lit
Fibre. It will go live in June 2023.
We will update this
article on how to transfer or sambaza tokens once the program is launched.
Otherwise, if you are
seeking for a way to load your token for the Kenya power meter, we have got you
covered. Here is a step-by-step guide to help you. Kindly read through.
How To Load The Token
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You can be able to
load your token and enjoy power supply in few ways which include via the
vendor, via the M-Pesa and Airtel money. We shall take a look at a step by step
guide for each of them. Please find them below;
Loading The Token Via Vendor
To load the token via a vendor, you will need to know your meter number before meeting the vendor.
1.
Check your
meter number by dialing 100 on the meter and it will be displayed.
2.
Visit the
vendor and make payment for your choice
3.
Give the
vendor your meter number
4.
Collect
the 20-digit token from the vendor
5. Load the token on your meter and it is done.
Loading The Token Via M-Pesa
To load your token via
M-Pesa, please follow the steps below;
1.
On your
mobile phone, navigate to Safaricom SIM Tool Kit and then select M-PESA menu.
2.
From there
select “Lipa na M-PESA“
3.
Next is to
choose “Pay Bill“ option
4.
Input
“Enter Business number“ followed by the KPLC’s Lipa na M-PESA PayBill Number
which is 888880 and then press “OK”
5.
Pick the
option “Enter Account number“, then input your KPLC Prepaid Meter Number,
verify it and press “OK”
6.
Input the
amount and press “OK”
7.
Input your
M-PESA PIN and then press “OK”
8. Verify that all the details are correct and press “OK” if they are.
You will then be sent
a notification which will be something like this “Pay Kenya Power KSh 500.00
for Account 0100 xxxx xxxx x Press 1 within 20 seconds to STOP this
transaction.” If the info is correct, simply cancel and the transaction will be
completed. This will be followed with a confirmation SMS from M-PESA and a
generated prepaid token for your meter.
Loading The Token Via Airtel Money
To load your token via
Airtel money, kindly follow the steps below;
1.
From your
”Airtel Money” menu, click on “Make Payments”
2.
Next is to
choose “Paybill” option
3.
Then
select either “Kenya Power Bill for the postpaid bill” or “Kenya Power Prepaid for
purchase of tokens.”
4.
Input the
amount you want to pay.
5.
Next is to
input your Airtel Money PIN.
6.
Input your
full Kenya Power account number under the reference option. Please verify that
the inputted number is correct.
You will then be sent
a confirmation SMS for the transaction. It will take about 24 hours to be
updated.
How To Check Your Prepaid Meter Number
Below are the USSD to
dial on the different types of meter to get your prepaid meter number;
Conley Meter Box
To get your meter
number on Conley Meter Box, kindly press #100 with the Enter key.
Actaris Meter
Box
To get your meter
number on Actaris Meter Box, please dial 100 and press either enter or the #
key.
Shenzen Meter
Box
On Shenzen Meter Box,
simply press 65 followed by # to get your meter number.
Hexing Meter Box
To get your meter number on Hexing Meter Box, please press 804 followed by the Enter ke