It is very easy and simple to pay your Electricity bills online. Find out more
What is a Customer Identification number?
The electricity board assigns a customer identification number to each consumer. Different electricity boards offer different formats for allocating customer identification numbers to customers.
Some of the terms commonly used to refer to a customer identification number are – CA Number, Account Number, Consumer Number etc.
You can find your customer identification number by simply looking at a copy from any previous electricity bills.
To find out how much your current electricity bill is, you can look at an old bill.
How do I find the Customer Identification Number?
It might be difficult to find the customer ID number on your electric bill.
You can however find your customer ID number by looking at a sample bill from Paytm.
These are the steps you should follow to get your customer ID number. This will allow you to check the amount of your bill or make payment via Paytm.
1. Open Paytm’s mobile application and go to the Electricity bill Payment page. Select your state and click on ‘electricity board’
2. Fill the form available on the left side of the screen, and click on ‘View Sample Bill’ adjacent to the customer identification number section
3. The sample bill highlights the location of your customer identification number. You can find your customer ID number on any previous bill.
4. Enter the customer identification number and click on ‘Proceed’. The amount of your electricity bill will appear.
5. Continue with the payment using your preferred method of payment
Paytm will notify your registered mobile number about the payment as soon as the payment is processed.
There are other methods to check the electricity bill online
Paytm offers a quick and convenient way to check the amount of your electricity bills.
If you wish to view your electricity bill online, you can do so on the official website for your electricity board (SBPDCL), TSSPDCL UPPCL, APSPDCL, TNEB, APSPDCL.
Please note that while the process for paying your electricity bill may differ from one electricity board, there are some common steps.
1. Visit the official website for the electricity board. Log in using your credentials
2. Locate the ‘View Bill’ option and click on it. Enter your customer ID number and other details.
3. Enter Captcha (if there is one) and click on ‘Proceed/Submit’
This method to pay your electric bill might not be as simple as Paytm.
It’s because you need to log into the official website for the electricity board to ask for additional information.