ABSA Cross Channel And Messaging Services | Prepaid electricity
With a variety of online, mobile and other purchasing options, we’ve made it even easier to buy your prepaid electricity whenever and however you want to.
Why buy your prepaid electricity from Absa
How to get it
What you get
- The ability to purchase prepaid electricity at a time and place convenient to you.
- A prepaid electricity token is available immediately if you use the Absa Cellphone Banking Lite channel.
Cellphone prepaid electricity top-up
Cellphone Banking Lite (USSD)
- Dial *120*2272#
- Select ‘Prepaid Electricity’ from the menu and follow the prompts to buy the units you need.
- Select ‘Purchase’ – follow the prompts to get the electricity token you need instantly
UniPIN Prepaid Electricity top-up
UniPIN Prepaid Electricity allows you to purchase electricity at your nearest Absa ATM 24 hours a day using a pin to purchase an electricity voucher. The voucher is then printed on your Absa ATM receipt
How UniPIN works
- You can purchase UniPIN Prepaid Electricity top-ups at an Absa ATM with amounts available from R30 to R1 000.
- Select the option to buy the prepaid electricity at the ATM and select the amount.
- You will receive an ATM slip with the UniPIN number.
- To top up your UniPIN electricity, please dial the following on your cellphone: *120*41589*UniPIN Number*Meter Number# and press call. Network fees will apply when you dial these numbers.
- The meter number is the number of your prepaid electricity meter at home.
- After dialing, you will receive an SMS with the recharge token number which you need to enter into your electricity meter.
For any queries, please contact our service provider on the following number: 0861 242 355
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| Municipality | Town |
|---|---|
| KwaZulu-Natal | |
| City of Umhlathuze local Municipality | Richards Bay, Empangeni |
| Edumbe | Paulpietersburg |
| eThekwini | Amalanga, Amanzimtoti, Amaotana, Berea, Blackburn, Bluff, Cato Ridge, Cele/Vumengazi, Chatsworth, Cibane, Clermont, Clifton Canyon, Craigieburn, Dassenhoek, Desainager, Durban, Durban International Airport, Durban North, Durban South, Emalangeni, Embo/Nksa Isimahla, Emona, Ethekwini, Everton, Ezembeni, Folweni, Gcumisa, Genazzano, Gillitts, Golokodo-Ensimbini, Hambanathi, Hilcrest, llanga, llfracombe, illovo north, illovo South, Inanda, Inchanga, Inchanga, Iqadi, Isipingo, Isipingo Beach, Kingsburgh, Klaarwater, Kloof, KwaDabeka, KwaMashu, KwaNdengezi, La Mercy, Lotus Park, Luganda, Luthuli/Umini Trust, Magabeni, Malagazi, Mangangeni/Vumazonke, Maphephetha, Mawotana, Mawothi, Molweni, Mount Edgecombe, Mount Moreland, Mpolo, Mpumalanga, New Germany, Newlands East, Newlands East, Ngcolosi, Ngqungqulu, Ntuzuma, Oceans, Outer West Durban, Phoenix, Pinetown, Prospecton, Qadi, Qiniselani Manyuswa, Queensburgh, Redcliffe, Roseneath, Sapref, Shallcross, Sobonakhona, Thoyana, Tongaat, Tongaat Beach, Tshelimnyana, Umbumbulu, Umdloti, Umgababa, Umhlanga, Umkomaas, Umlazi, Verulam, Waterfall, Westbrook, Westville, Ximba |
| Kokstad | Kokstad |
| Mpofana | Mooi River |
| Nquthu | Nquthu |
| Ulundi | Ulundi |
| Municipality | Town |
|---|---|
| The Eastern Cape | |
| Amahlathi | Cathcart, Kei road, Keiskammahoek, Stutterheim |
| BlueCrane | Cookhouse, Pearston, Somerset East |
| Elundini | Maclear and Mt Fletcher |
| Ikwezi | Jansenville, Klipplaat, Waterford |
| Lukhanji Local Municipality | Queenstown, Sada, Whitttlesea |
| Makana | Alicedale, Grahamstown, Riebeek East, Sidbury |
| Mbizana | Bizana |
| Ndlambe | Alexandria Bathurst, Boknes/Cannon Rocks, Bushmans River, Kenton-on-Sea, Port Alfred, Seafield |
| Nxuba | Adelaide, Bedford |
| Senqu Local Municipality | Sterkspruit, Rhodes, Rossow, Barkley East, Lady Grey |
| Sundays River Valley Municipality | Addo, Kirkwood, Paterson |
| Tsolwana | Hofmeyr, Tarkastad |
| Municipality | Town |
|---|---|
| The Northern Cape | |
| Dikgatlong | Barkley West |
| Ga-segonyana | Bankhara-Bodulong, Kuruman, Mothibistad |
| Kgatelopele (Danielskuil) | Danielskuil, Lime Acres |
| Koukamma | Sanddrift, Kareedouw, Joubertina |
| Sol Plaatje | Kimberley, Ritchie |
| Umsobomvu | Colesberg, Norvalspont, Noupoort |
| Municipality | Town |
|---|---|
| The Western Cape | |
| BergRivier | Aurora, Eendekuil, Piketberg, Porterville, Redelinghuys, Velddrif |
| Bitou | Keurboomstad, Krantshoek, Kurland, Kwanokuthula, Natures Valley, Plettenberg Bay, Wittedrift |
| Breedevalley | De Doorns, Rawsonville, Touws River, Worcester |
| Cape Agulhas | Arniston, Bredasdorp, Elim, Klipdale, L’Agulhas, Napier, Protem, Struisbaai, Suiderstrand |
| Cape Town | Athlone, Atlantis, Belhar, Belville, Blackheath, Blouberg, Blue Downs, Brackenfell, Cape Point, Delft, Durbanville, Elsies river, Fish Hoek, Goodwood, Gordans Bay, Grassy Park, Guguletu, Hout Bay, Khayalitsha, Kommetjie, Kraaifontein, Kuils river, Langa, Macassar, Matroosfontein, Melkbosstrand, Milnerton, Mitchells Plain, Muizenberg, Noordhoek, Nyanga, Parrow, Philadelphia, Phillipi, Robben Island, Scarborough, Simons Town, Sir Lowry’s Pass, Somerset West, Southern Suburbs, Strand, Tableview |
| Drakenstein | Gouda, Paarl, Saron, Wellington |
| George | George, Haarlem, Herolds Bay, Uniondale, Victoria Bay, Wilderness |
| Kannaland | Ladismith Western Cape |
| Knysna | Brenton, Brenton on Sea, Buffels Bay, Knoetzie, Knysna, Rheenendal, Sedgefield |
| Langeberg | Robertson, Bonnievale , Mcgregor, Motague and Ashton |
| Oudtshoorn | De Rust, Dysselsdorp, Oudtshoorn |
| Overstrand | Betty’s Bay, Birkenhead, De Kelders, Fishershaven, Franskraal, Gans Bay, Hawston, Hermanus, Kleinmond, Onrus, Pearly Beach, PringleBay, Rooi Els, Sand Bay, Stanford, Van Dyks Bay, Vermont |
| Stellenbosch | Franschoek, Klapmuts, Pniel, Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch Farms |
| Swellendam | Swellendam, Barrydale, Suurbraak, Buffeljagsrivier, Malagas, Infanta |
| Witzenberg | Ceres, Die Dorp Op Die Berg, Prince Alfred Hamlet, Tulbagh, Wolseley |