Electricity: 10% increase in electronic collection after the Corona virus crisis



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An official source from the Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy revealed that there is a 10% increase in the rates for electronic collection of electricity bills during March and April compared to the previous months, among which is the collection of prepaid meters. instead of cluttering the outlets of the 9 electricity distribution companies across the country, confirming that there is a demand for citizens paying consumer bills online.

The source added, in exclusive statements to “The Seventh Day”, that the expansion of electronic payment operations over the next period will be the result of many citizens agreeing to pay consumer bills electronically in recent months to limit the spread of Corona virus and do not mix, noting that new applications will be easier and easier to handle. Citizen.

Hamza added that the Egyptian Electricity Company is in the process of launching new free applications on mobile phones so that the citizen can pay the monthly consumer bill electronically without having to wait for the monthly bill, to take advantage of the awareness that has spread among citizens on how to pay for and record electricity meter readings electronically.

Dr. Ayman Hamzah, spokesman for the Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy, confirmed that the official website of the Egyptian Electricity Company offers the ability to pay electricity bills, noting that all citizens must pay the electricity bill to enter the number of the “electronic code” on the electricity bill in the middle, which is a number A constant that does not change on all bills.

Hamza revealed that an easy app is being expanded on (App Store – Play Store) Charging of prepaid meters through (NFC) (Recharge by mobile phone) replacing the recharge cards of the prepaid meters with cards that support the function NFC Through the corresponding distribution company (after consulting the subscriber of your electricity company to know the integration of your meter with an easy application.

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