Payment Options
Protea Metering provides several different payment options for both standard as well as prepaid clients. Please make sure the correct REFERENCE is used to ensure that payments are allocated to the correct account.
Bank Deposit/EFT
Normal Accounts, Prepaid and Smart Metering (OAMI) clients
FNB Cheque Account
Account number: 62389132946
Branch Code: 252445
OAMI customers should use their Login name as reference to ensure that payments reflect immediately.
Normal Accounts
Nedbank Cheque Account
Account Number: 1618015419
Branch Code: 161845 (Lynnridge Mall)
Please note that EFTs from one bank to a different bank may take up to 3 working days before it reflects on our bank account.
Credit and Debit Cards
Normal Accounts, Prepaid and Smart Metering (OAMI) customers
Customers can pay with a credit or debit card at our Pretoria or Midrand Offices. No Cash will be accepted at any of the offices.
Prepaid and Smart Metering (OAMI) customers
Prepaid and OAMI clients can purchase a voucher with their credit card online at our website:
Legacy Prepaid meters (Meters with a keypad): Click HERE to make a payment
OAMI/ Smart Meters: Click HERE to make a payment
Debit Order
Normal Accounts, Prepaid and Smart Metering (OAMI) clientsWith a debit order your payable amount will be withdrawn from your account automatically each month. Debit Order authorisation also gives access to the SMS top-up functionality to Prepaid and OAMI/Smart Metering customers. Please DOWNLOAD and complete a debit order authorisation form and send it through to us. (Contact Details)
EasyPay
Prepaid and Smart Metering (OAMI) clientsPrepaid electricity token can be purchased at EasyPay points which include national outlets of Pick 'n Pay, Shoprite, Checkers, Checkers Hyper, FNB ATM’s.
Your Meter Number must be presented at the vending outlet and the teller must be told to put the transaction through the ESKOM system.
A 20 digit token number is generated on the slip that you receive from the cashier.
Once the token number is punched into the prepaid meter the electricity is automatically loaded. Smart Meter (meters without keypads) will have the tokens delivered to the meter automatically, without any human interaction.
UniPin
Prepaid and Smart Metering (OAMI) clientsPrepaid electricity token can be purchased at Unipin points which include national outlets of Engen, Shell, Sasol, BP, Spar, Nedbank ATMs and Cash Express ATMs.
Your Meter Number must be presented at the vending outlet.
Collect receipt from teller and follow the steps in the slip to retrieve your 20 digit code.
Dial *120*41589*pin number*meter number# (now press call)
Your request will be processed and you will receive a 20 digit voucher via sms
nce the token number is punched into the prepaid meter the electricity is automatically loaded or if you have a Smart Meter (meters without keypads) will have the tokens delivered to the meter automatically, without any human interaction.
SMS
Prepaid and Smart Metering (OAMI) clientsThe SMS functionality is only available if you have completed a Debit Order Authorisation form (see above).
The SMS numbers are as follows:
Legacy Prepaid meters (Meters with a keypad): 082 603 6531
SMS your Meter Number followed by the amount for example: 1234567890123 500
OAMI/Smart Meters (Meters without a keypad):
Vodacom: 082 007 0059 06183
MTN: 083 797 7800 06183
CellC & Virgin: 084 000 2280 06183
Telkom 8Ta: 081 160 0080 06183
SMS the word PAY and the amount from the registered cell number for example: PAY 500