Online electricity payment in Coimbatore

Payment of electricity consumption charges will soon become easier for low tension (LT) consumers in this region, which covers Coimbatore, Tirupur and the Nilgiris districts.

Tamil Nadu Electricity Board (TNEB) will introduce measures that will help avoid the last minute rush at its collection counters from 13 to 15 of every month.

The board proposes to install “anytime payment machines” here.

TNEB Chief Engineer here A. Thangavelu told that it introduced online payment mode in Coimbatore in June.

The system had already been implemented in Chennai. Of the 17 lakh LT consumers in this region, 13,143 paid the consumption charges online during the last three months.

The number of users had increased in October.

The board had now proposed to increase the number of banks through which consumers could make the online payment. Currently, online payment was possible through internet banking, credit or debit cards, Mr. Thangavelu said.

The board would also install about 50 “anytime payment machines” in Coimbatore and Tirupur districts soon.

These were similar to the ATMs. Four machines were in use in Chennai. Consumers could make cash payment at any time of the day through this machine, he said.

Further, TNEB would introduce “30-day collection system” from November 1. Through this, consumers would be able to make the payment at the collection counters within 20 days of assessment.

Through these efforts, consumers need not wait for long hours at the collection counters, and payment could be made on any day of the month, he said.

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