BPDB prepaid meter emergency credit serves as a lifesaver and temporary relief to electricity consumers who may need electricity to meet their urgent electricity needs. When your prepaid electricity units finish and you don’t have money to buy prepaid tokens, you can activate the prepaid meter emergency credit in your BPDB prepaid meter.
In this comprehensive guide, we are going to show you how you can activate emergency credit in your BPDB prepaid meter and, at the same time, show you how to check your balance after activation using a code.
There are different codes that you can use to activate and check your BPDB prepaid meter emergency balance depending on the meter brand that you are using. BPDB distributed different prepaid meter brands to their customers; hence, the code that you can use to activate and check your emergency credit balance on your BPDB prepaid meter will vary depending on the meter brand that you are using.
The most common prepaid meter brands that BPDB gives out to their customers are Hexing prepaid meters, Inhemeter, Liyang prepaid meters, etc. As these prepaid meter brands differ, so do their operational codes.
BPDB Emergency Credit Activation Code
To activate emergency credit on your BPDB prepaid meter, the code that you will use will depend on your prepaid meter brand. For instance, if you are using a Hexing prepaid meter, the code you will use to activate the emergency credit will vary from another BPDB customer who is using the Liyang meter brand. The table below summarizes BPDB emergency credit activation codes
| S/N | Prepaid Meter Brand | Emergency Credit Activation Code |
| 1. | Hexing prepaid meter | 811/810 |
| 2. | Liyang prepaid meter | 809 |
| 3. | Inhemeter | 89898686 |
How to Use the BPDB Emergency Credit Activation Code
Now that you know the codes that you can use to activate emergency credit on your BPDB prepaid meter, follow the steps below to use the code
- Know your BPDB prepaid meter brand
- Choose the code that is suitable for it
- Connect your BPDB prepaid meter keypad to suitable power source
- Put the code that corresponds to the function you want to perform
- After that, click on the ’ENTER’’ button on the meter keypad
- Finally, the emergency credit will be activated on your BPDB prepaid meter.
BPDB Emergency Balance Check Code
After following the steps above to activate the emergency credit on your BPDB prepaid meter, you can check if credit units have been credited to your meter and subsequently see the remaining emergency credit on your meter. The table below summarizes the BPDB emergency balance check code
| S/N | Prepaid Meter Brand | Emergency Credit Balance Check Code |
| 1. | Hexing prepaid meter | 981/810 |
| 2. | Ihemeter Single Phase | 38/59 |
| 3. | Liyang prepaid meter | 106 |
How to Use BPDB Emergency Balance Check Code
To check the remaining emergency credit balance on your BPDB prepaid meter, follow the steps below:
- Know the brand of the BPDB prepaid meter that you are using.
- Choose the emergency balance code that is suitable for your meter brand.
- Plug your BPDB prepaid meter CIU into power source
- Input the code that is meant for your meter brand into the CIU
- Click on the ’ENTER’’ tab
- Your remaining emergency balance on your BPDB prepaid meter will display on your CIU screen.
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BPDB emergency credit is not a free electricity unit; hence, you should use it judiciously when you activate it. As a matter of fact, the credit units you borrowed will be deducted from your next recharge, and don’t forget to recharge as soon as possible to enable you to repay your electricity debt and also make you eligible for future borrowing should the need arise.
Conclusion
You can activate and check your emergency credit units on your BPDB prepaid meter using a code. The code that you can use to activate it will be different from the ones that you can use to check the balance and the code also varies depending on the BPDB prepaid meter brand that you are using. In all, activating and checking emergency credit units on your BPDB prepaid meter is quite simple and straightforward; with just a simple code, you can activate it and continue to enjoy an uninterrupted power supply.