Pay your Electricity bill with M-Pesa or Airtel Money

It is very convenient to pay your electricity bill via mobile money transfer. Here is how to do it.

Paying your Electricity Bill with M-Pesa (Safaricom)

1. Select “Pay Bill” from the M-Pesa menu.
2. Enter the Kenya Power business number 888 888.
3. Enter your full Kenya Power account number e.g. 123456-01.
4. Enter the amount you wish to pay which should be between Shs. 100 and  Shs.35,000.
5. Enter your M-Pesa PIN.

6. Confirm that all details are correct.

7. You will receive a confirmation of the transaction via SMS.

Please note that it takes 48 hours for Kenya Power to update your account.

Paying your Electricity Bill with Airtel Money (Airtel)

1. Select ''Airtel Money'' from the menu.

2. Click on "Make Payments".

3. Select "Paybill".

4. Choose Kenya Power Bill for postpaid bill OR Kenya Power Prepaid for purchase of tokens.

5. Enter the amount you wish to pay.

6. Enter your Airtel Money PIN.

5. Under the reference option, type your full Kenya Power account number e.g. 123456-01.6. Confirm that all details are correct.

7. You will receive a confirmation of the transaction via SMS.

 The transaction takes 24 hours to be updated.

You can check your Kenya Power bill by sending the first part of your account number e.g. 123456 by SMS to 5551.