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How to buy electricity (Cash Power) tokens

Buy prepaid electricity with MTN MoMo (no MoMo fee), at a bank, at the Post Office, or in the NOKANDA app, then type the token into your meter.

WhereMoMo, banks, Post Office or the NOKANDA app
TimeMinutes
CostThe electricity you buy. No MoMo fee for prepaid electricity

What you need

Steps

  1. Choose a channel: MTN MoMo, your bank, the National Post Office, or the NOKANDA app.
  2. Enter your meter number and the amount.
  3. Pay. You receive the token number by SMS or receipt.
  4. Type the token into your meter exactly as received.
  5. If the token doesn't arrive or doesn't work, call REG on 2727.

Tips

Official sources

Last checked: 2 November 2026 against REG and MTN pages (REG's site was unreachable; REG text read from its indexed pages). If something here is out of date, tell us so we can fix it.

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