MEPCO Online Bill Check 2026 – View, Download & Pay
Live in Multan, Bahawalpur, Rahim Yar Khan, D.G. Khan, Sahiwal or anywhere else in South Punjab? Then your electricity bill comes from Multan Electric Power Company (MEPCO). This guide shows you how to check your MEPCO bill online with your 14-digit reference number, download a duplicate bill, read every line on it, and see exactly what you pay per unit in 2026.
✓ Opens the official PITC bill portal
✓ Free, no sign-up, no app needed
✓ Works for all 13 MEPCO districts
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⚡ Check your MEPCO bill
Keep your 14-digit reference number ready. It is printed near the top of your paper bill.
Check MEPCO Bill NowOpens MEPCO’s page on the official PITC portal in a new tab. Type the 14 digits only, without spaces or the U/R letter.
What do you need help with?
Check bill online
3 easy ways to view your latest MEPCO bill.
Duplicate bill
Download, print or save your bill as a PDF.
Unit price 2026
2026 per unit rates for every slab.
Peak hours
This season’s peak timing and how to save.
Pay your bill
Apps, banks and counters that accept MEPCO bills.
Complaints & 118
Report outages, faults and billing errors.
What’s on MEPCO Bills Right Now (October 2026)
Your bill is more than units × rate. These are the extra charges and changes that affect MEPCO bills this month, so you know what to expect before you open yours.
- Fuel adjustment (FCA): September bills carried Rs 2.0581 per unit for July fuel costs. For August, power companies have asked for Rs 1.73 per unit. NEPRA heard the request on 29 September 2026 and has not announced its decision yet. If it is approved, it will appear on October bills.
- Quarterly adjustment (QTA): Rs 0.5194 per unit is being charged on September, October and November bills.
- PTV fee and electricity duty: both stopped being collected through electricity bills from July 2025. If you still see them on a recent bill, ask your MEPCO office to correct it.
- Peak hours this season (September to November): 6 PM to 10 PM.
How to Check Your MEPCO Bill Online – 3 Easy Ways
All three ways need your 14-digit reference number. The PITC portal is the fastest and shows the full bill. Payment apps are handy if you plan to pay right away. The customer service centre is there if you have no internet or lost your number.
1. Official PITC bill portal
Open MEPCO’s page on the official PITC bill portal (or use the button at the top of this page), type your 14-digit reference number without spaces and tap Search. Your full bill opens on screen, ready to print or save as a PDF.
2. JazzCash, Easypaisa & bank apps
Go to Bill Payment → Electricity → MEPCO and enter your reference number. The app shows the amount and due date, even if you don't pay right away.
3. MEPCO customer service centre
No internet? Visit your nearest MEPCO customer service centre or SDO office with your CNIC and address, and staff can print a duplicate bill.
Bill not opening? Quick fixes
| Problem | What to do |
|---|---|
| “Record not found” | Type the 14 digits with no spaces and no U or R. If it still fails, this month’s bill may not be uploaded yet. Try again the next day. |
| Page slow or not opening | The portal is busiest near due dates. Try early morning or late night, switch between Wi-Fi and mobile data, or use a different browser. |
| Units look too high | Compare the “present reading” on the bill with your meter. If the bill shows more, take a dated photo of the meter and visit your SDO office for a correction before the due date. |
| Estimated (average) bill | This happens when the meter reader could not reach your meter. Ask for a correction with a photo of the actual reading. |
| Paid, but arrears still showing | Payments can take a day or two to post. If it is still there on next month’s bill, take your receipt or transaction ID to the SDO office. |
Where to Find the 14-Digit Reference Number on Your MEPCO Bill
The reference number is printed near the top of every MEPCO bill, close to your name, address and consumer ID. It has 14 digits followed by a letter, for example 12 34567 1234567 U.
What the digits mean, in simple words: the first 2 are the billing batch, the next 5 identify your MEPCO sub-division, and the last 7 are your own account. The letter is U for urban or R for rural. You never type the letter online.
Lost your bill? You can still get the number back:
- Open the payment history in your JazzCash, Easypaisa or banking app. It saves the reference number of bills you paid before.
- Look for a photo of an old bill in your phone gallery or WhatsApp.
- Call the MEPCO helpline 118 with your name and address as printed on the bill.
- Visit your MEPCO SDO office with your CNIC.
Scam warning: MEPCO does not offer bill search by name, CNIC or meter number online. Websites or apps claiming to do this are not official. Never share your CNIC details with them.
MEPCO Duplicate Bill – Download, Print & Save as PDF
A MEPCO duplicate bill is an exact copy of your monthly bill. You need it if your paper bill never arrived or got damaged, or if a bank, school or government office asks for proof of address. A copy downloaded from the official portal is valid for payment at banks, post offices and mobile wallets.
Step 1: Open your bill
Use the bill checker at the top of this page or the PITC portal.
Step 2: Press print
Press Ctrl + P on a computer, or tap Share → Print on your phone.
Step 3: Save as PDF
Choose Save as PDF to download it, or pick your printer for a paper copy.
Understanding Your MEPCO Bill – Every Charge Explained
Here is a sample MEPCO bill with each part numbered. The figures are for illustration only, but the layout matches what you will see on the PITC portal and on your paper bill.
| Charge on your bill | What it means |
|---|---|
| Previous / present reading | Meter numbers at the last and this reading. The difference is the units you used. |
| Units consumed | Electricity used this month. This decides your slab and your rate. |
| Energy charges | Units × the NEPRA rate for your slab (see the tariff table below). |
| Fixed charges | A monthly charge per kW of sanctioned load under the 2026 tariff, from Rs 200 to Rs 675 per kW depending on your slab. Lifeline users do not pay it. |
| FPA / FCA | Fuel price adjustment. NEPRA sets it each month for fuel costs from an earlier month. It can be a plus or a minus. |
| QTA | Quarterly tariff adjustment for other power-sector costs, charged for three months at a time. |
| GST | General sales tax on the electricity cost. |
| Income tax / further tax | May apply to non-filers or to bills above a set amount. |
| Arrears | Any unpaid amount from earlier bills. |
| Payable within / after due date | What to pay by the due date, and the higher amount after it. The late payment surcharge is usually 10% on home bills. |
No longer on your bill: the PTV fee (Rs 35) and the provincial electricity duty have not been collected through electricity bills since July 2025. Older guides still list them.
Protected vs unprotected consumers
A home connection is protected if it used 200 units or less in every one of the last 6 months. Protected users pay much lower rates: Rs 10.54 per unit up to 100 units and Rs 13.01 per unit for 101 to 200 units.
Go above 200 units in even one month and you lose protected status. You are then billed at unprotected rates for the next 6 months, even if your usage drops again.
Watch the 200-unit line. As an unprotected user, 200 units cost 200 × Rs 28.91 = Rs 5,782. Just one more unit puts all 201 units in the next slab: 201 × Rs 33.10 = Rs 6,653. That is Rs 871 more for one unit, before taxes.
Tip: check your meter around the 20th of the month. If you are close to 200 units, ease off the AC or motor for the last few days.
MEPCO Unit Price & Tariff 2026
MEPCO does not set its own prices. Residential rates are set by NEPRA and notified by the federal government (S.R.O. 279(I)/2026), and they are the same for every distribution company. What changes your bill is how many units you use, whether you are protected, and your sanctioned load.
| Units per month | Rate per unit | Fixed charge (per kW) |
|---|---|---|
| Lifeline: up to 50 | Rs 3.95 | – |
| Lifeline: 51–100 | Rs 7.74 | – |
| Protected: 1–100 | Rs 10.54 | Rs 200 |
| Protected: 101–200 | Rs 13.01 | Rs 300 |
| Unprotected: 1–100 | Rs 22.44 | Rs 275 |
| Unprotected: 101–200 | Rs 28.91 | Rs 300 |
| Unprotected: 201–300 | Rs 33.10 | Rs 350 |
| Unprotected: 301–400 | Rs 36.46 | Rs 400 |
| Unprotected: 401–500 | Rs 38.95 | Rs 500 |
| Unprotected: 501–600 | Rs 40.22 | Rs 675 |
| Unprotected: 601–700 | Rs 41.85 | Rs 675 |
| Unprotected: above 700 | Rs 47.20 | Rs 675 |
Base rates only. FCA, QTA, GST and any income tax are added on top, so your final cost per unit is higher.
MEPCO Peak and Off-Peak Hours
If your sanctioned load is 5 kW or more, MEPCO bills you on a Time-of-Use (TOU) meter. Units used in peak hours cost Rs 46.85, while off-peak units cost Rs 34.53 (base rates). Most smaller homes are on normal slab billing, where peak timing does not change the rate.
| Season | Peak hours |
|---|---|
| December – February | 5 PM – 9 PM |
| March – May | 6 PM – 10 PM |
| June – August | 7 PM – 11 PM |
| September – November (now) | 6 PM – 10 PM |
Tip: South Punjab summers push AC and water-pump use to the limit. Running motors, irons and washing machines outside peak hours is one of the easiest ways to cut a TOU bill.
How to Pay Your MEPCO Bill
Mobile wallets
JazzCash and Easypaisa: Bill Payment → Electricity → MEPCO → enter reference number → pay.
Banking apps
HBL, Meezan, UBL, ABL, Bank Alfalah and most other banks list MEPCO under utility bills.
Raast / 1Bill
Instant payment from many banking apps using your reference number.
Over the counter
Bank branches, post offices and authorised retailers across South Punjab.
Pay before the due date printed on your bill to avoid the late payment surcharge. Online payments usually appear in MEPCO’s system within 24 to 48 hours, so keep your digital receipt until your next bill shows the payment.
MEPCO Load Shedding Schedule
Load shedding in MEPCO areas is scheduled by feeder. Feeders with high line losses and low bill recovery usually face longer outages than low-loss feeders, so two neighbourhoods in the same city can have different schedules.
Get your feeder’s schedule from MEPCO’s official website and social media pages, or call 118 and give your reference number.
MEPCO Complaint Number & Helpline
Call 118
24/7 for outages, voltage problems, sparking, meter faults and billing errors. Note down the complaint number you receive.
- Online: register a complaint on the official MEPCO website.
- In person: visit your SDO office with your latest bill and CNIC.
- Not resolved? Escalate to NEPRA through its online complaint system or the Pakistan Citizen Portal.
MEPCO New Connection, Name Change, Meter Change & Net Metering
New connection
Apply online on the Electricity New Connection (ENC) portal or at your SDO office. You'll generally need your CNIC, ownership proof or rent agreement, a site sketch and a neighbour's bill. After a survey you pay the demand notice, then the meter is installed.
Name change
Bought or inherited a property? Apply at your SDO office with your CNIC, ownership documents and the previous owner's NOC (or a death certificate for inheritance).
Meter change & load extension
Apply at your SDO office to replace a faulty meter or increase your sanctioned load. A site inspection is required before approval.
Net metering (solar)
Installing solar? Apply to MEPCO for net metering so extra units go back to the grid. Rules were revised recently, so check the latest NEPRA regulations before you invest.
MEPCO Service Areas – 13 Districts of South Punjab
MEPCO is licensed by NEPRA to distribute electricity across 13 districts of South Punjab. It serves about 8.76 million consumers through more than 82,000 km of lines and 780 grid stations. If your district is listed below, this guide applies to you.
| Region | Districts |
|---|---|
| Multan | Multan, Khanewal, Lodhran, Vehari |
| Sahiwal | Sahiwal, Pakpattan |
| Bahawalpur | Bahawalpur, Bahawalnagar, Rahim Yar Khan |
| D.G. Khan | Dera Ghazi Khan, Rajanpur, Muzaffargarh, Layyah |
Live in Gujranwala, Sialkot or Gujrat instead? See our GEPCO online bill check guide, or find your company on the electricity bill check page for all DISCOs.
How MEPCO is doing: in 2025-26 MEPCO reported a profit of Rs 1.05 billion, after a Rs 36 billion loss in 2023-24. Line losses fell to 11.9% (from 15.2%) and bill recovery reached 100.8%. The government is also studying whether to split MEPCO before privatisation. None of this changes your reference number or how you check your bill.
Estimate next month's MEPCO bill
Enter your units and select MEPCO. The calculator applies current slab rates, FPA, GST and fixed charges.
✓ How we checked this
Tahir Subhani is the founder of Petrol Price Pakistan. He tracks NEPRA tariff decisions, monthly fuel adjustments and utility billing for Pakistani households, and writes the site’s electricity bill guides. For this page he went through MEPCO’s page on the PITC bill portal step by step, checked every rate against NEPRA’s 2026 notified tariff, and removed claims that could not be confirmed, such as bill search by CNIC and unverified SMS codes.
Sources used:
- NEPRA uniform residential tariff, S.R.O. 279(I)/2026 (slab rates, fixed charges, peak hours)
- PITC MEPCO bill portal (bill check and duplicate bill)
- NEPRA FCA hearing for August 2026 fuel costs, reported by The Nation and Business Recorder, 30 Sep 2026
- MEPCO performance and privatisation review, Business Recorder, August 2026
- Removal of PTV fee (Profit) and electricity duty (The News) from bills, July 2025
MEPCO Bill FAQs
Open MEPCO’s page on the official PITC bill portal (the button at the top of this page takes you there), enter your 14-digit reference number without spaces and press Search. Your current bill, with units, amount and due date, opens on screen.
No. MEPCO’s official online system only works with the 14-digit reference number. Sites claiming to search by name or CNIC are not official.
It is printed near the top of the bill, next to your name and consumer details. It has 14 digits, sometimes followed by a letter. Enter only the digits.
Open your bill online, press Ctrl + P on a computer or tap Share → Print on mobile, then choose Save as PDF.
Call the MEPCO helpline 118, available 24/7, for outages, voltage issues and billing complaints. You can also register a complaint on the official MEPCO website or at your SDO office.
MEPCO serves 13 districts of South Punjab: Multan, Khanewal, Lodhran, Vehari, Sahiwal, Pakpattan, Bahawalpur, Bahawalnagar, Rahim Yar Khan, Dera Ghazi Khan, Rajanpur, Muzaffargarh and Layyah.
The usual reasons are: crossing 200 units and losing protected status, moving into a higher slab, a positive fuel adjustment (FCA) or quarterly adjustment (QTA), or an estimated meter reading. Compare the present reading on your bill with your meter, and visit your SDO office before the due date if they do not match.
Online payments through apps and banks usually reflect within 24 to 48 hours. Keep your digital receipt until the payment shows on your bill.
A late payment surcharge, usually 10% on home bills, is added to the amount. Repeated non-payment can lead to disconnection, so pay by the due date printed on your bill.
MEPCO uses NEPRA’s uniform rates. Protected homes pay Rs 10.54 (1–100 units) and Rs 13.01 (101–200 units). Unprotected homes pay from Rs 22.44 (1–100 units) up to Rs 47.20 (above 700 units). FCA, QTA and taxes are added on top.
From September to November, peak hours are 6 PM to 10 PM. They are 5 PM to 9 PM in winter (December to February), 6 PM to 10 PM in spring and 7 PM to 11 PM in summer. Peak rates apply to TOU meters, which are required for loads of 5 kW or more.
Use 200 units or less in every one of the last 6 months on a residential connection. If you cross 200 units in any month, you are billed as unprotected for the next 6 months.
No. The Rs 35 PTV fee and the provincial electricity duty stopped being collected through electricity bills from July 2025. If either still appears on a recent bill, ask your MEPCO SDO office to correct it.
اپنے بل پر درج 14 ہندسوں کا ریفرنس نمبر اس صفحے کے MEPCO بل چیکر میں درج کریں اور Check Bill پر کلک کریں۔ آپ کا تازہ ترین بل سرکاری پورٹل پر کھل جائے گا، جسے آپ پرنٹ یا PDF میں محفوظ کر سکتے ہیں۔