Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) is an electricity board that is operating under the Ministry of Power, Energy, and Mineral Resources in Bangladesh. The board oversees electricity distribution in Bangladesh, including distributing prepaid meters to electricity consumers.
There are different prepaid meter brands that BPDB distributes to their customers and each of these meter brands has special codes that electricity consumers can use to operate them, and this brings us to our topic today, BPDB prepaid meter codes.
The BPDB prepaid meter codes are special codes—either numbers only or a combination of numbers and letters, as seen in Inhe meter brands—that are used to perform a specific function in the meter. These codes are designed to only perform a particular function at a time; hence, it is important that you know these codes as a BPDB prepaid meter user to enable you to carry out different functions on your meter without seeking technician assistance.
There are different BPDB prepaid meter codes, like the meter activation code, the code for checking the meter number, the credit balance code, emergency balance codes, etc. Once you know the codes, you will be able to operate your BPDB prepaid meter with ease.
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BPDB Prepaid Meter Codes PDF
As we noted in the introduction, there are different BPDB prepaid meter brands, and each brand has its own unique codes. This means that even though two electricity consumers are living in Bangladesh, if they are using different meter brands, the duo will need different codes to operate their BPDB prepaid meter.
The common prepaid meter brands that BPDB gives to their customers are Hexing prepaid meter, Inhemeter, Liyang prepaid meter, and Eastern prepaid meter. These meter brands have their own operational codes and to even narrow it down, Inhemeter has separate codes for their single-phase and three-phase meter brands. The table below summarizes BPDB prepaid meter codes
| Function | Hexing Prepaid Meter | Linyang Prepaid Meter | Eastern Prepaid Meter |
| Meter Activation | 865 | 865 | Auto |
| Logoff Return Token | 818 | – | 051 |
| Relay Tripping Cause | 806 | 008 | 041 |
| Emergency Balance Start | 811/810 | 809 | – |
| Meter Number | 804 | 100 | 011 |
| Sanction Load | 869 | 007 | 004 |
| Remaining Balance | 801 | 019 | 010 |
| Remaining Emergency Balance | 981/810 | 106 | – |
| Last Recharge Amount | 817 | 200 | 050 |
| Token Sequence Number | 889 | 201 | – |
| Token Sequence Number | 889 | 011 | 090 |
| Current Month Uses | 814 | 803 | 047 |
| Last Month’s Uses | 820 | 820 | 053 |
| Status of Friendly Mode | 900 | 785 | 100 |
| Voltage | 877 | 760 | 070 |
| Current | 874 | 763 | 071 |
| Overdraw Threshold | – | 106 | 044/045 |
| Tariff Solution | 809/886 | 005 | 008 |
BPDB Prepaid Inhemeter Codes
In addition to the BPDB prepaid meter codes listed above, the Inhemeter brand also has its own unique codes. It didn’t stop there; it has separate codes for single-phase and three-phase types. The table below contains the BPDB prepaid Inhemeter codes.
| Function | Inhemeter Single Phase Code | Inhemeter Three-Phase Code |
| Meter Activation | 37120 | 37120 |
| Logoff Return Token | 54 | C6015 |
| Relay Tripping Cause | – | – |
| Emergency Balance Start | 89898686 | 89898686 |
| Meter Number | 30 | C10 |
| Sanction Load | 19 | 21350 |
| Remaining Balance | 00 | C501 |
| Remaining Emergency Balance | 38/59 | – |
| Last Recharge Amount | 31 | CL401 |
| Last Recharge Token | 53 | C6014 |
| Token Sequence Number | 52 | C6013 |
| Current Month Uses | 01 | – |
| Last Month’s Uses | – | – |
| Status of Friendly Mode | 51/51/56 | C6011, C6012 |
| Voltage | 07 | L1-3270, L2-5270, and L3-7270 |
| Current | 08 | L1-31, L2-5170, 170, L3-7170 |
| Overdraw Threshold | 38 | C505 |
| Tariff Solution | 03 | C701 |
How to Use BPDB Prepaid Meter Codes
At this point, I am convinced that you know all the BPDB prepaid meter codes and the functions they encode. If so, let’s now look at how you can use these codes to operate your BPDB prepaid meter. Follow the simple steps below to use any of these codes to operate your prepaid meter.
- Know the BPDB Prepaid Meter brand that you are using.
- Know the function you want carry out
- Choose the code that corresponds with the function you want to perform.
- Plug your BPDB Prepaid Meter CIU into power source
- Input the code that align with the function you want to carry out into the CIU
- After entering the code in the meter’s keypad, click on the ’ENTER’’ button
- The result for the function you performed will be displayed on the screen of your meter’s keypad. That’s all.
What is the code for the BPDB prepaid meter balance?
There are different codes for checking the BPDB prepaid meter balance depending on the meter brand that you are using. For the Hexing prepaid meter brand, the code for checking the BPDB prepaid meter balance is 801; for the Liyang meter brand, the code is 019; for the Eastern meter brand, the code is 010. Meanwhile, for the single-phase Inhemeter, the code is 00, while for the three-phase Inhemeter type, the code is C501.