In a further expansion of its digitising programme, Delhi power distribution company (discom) BSES on Friday announced that it has operationalised the facility of digital recharge of customers' pre-paid meters.
Customers can now recharge their pre-paid meters online through e-wallets like Paytm and PhonePe and through the BSES mobile app and website, the discom said in a statement.
Pointing out that it is an easy process to apply for a pre-paid electricity connection, the statement said that besides applying for a pre-paid meter, "a BSES consumer can also re-charge his/her meter easily. For doing so, they don't even have to visit a BSES office. They can recharge them online through e-wallets like Paytm and PhonePe and through BSES' mobile app and website."
Last year, BSES saved 183 MW in Delhi's total contribution of 305 MW during Earth Hour, it added. Pixabay
A pre-paid meter can also be recharged by visiting a BSES payment counter.
Customers can connect with the discom and apply for a host of services, including applying for a new connections, registering complaints, from their homes and offices using the mobile app, website and social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter, the statement added. (IANS)