Nagad widens rural bill payment coverage

Nagad Limited, one of the country’s leading mobile financial service (MFS) providers, has brought additional 20 regional offices of the Bangladesh Rural Electrification Board (BREB) under its expanded digital electricity bill payment coverage.

With this expansion, customers of 29 Palli Bidyut Samities (PBSs) across 24 districts will be able to settle their electricity bills using the Nagad platform.

Earlier, customers of nine PBSs had already been paying their bills through the MFS provider.

Following the inclusion of the new cooperatives, more than half of the country’s rural electricity customers will now have access to bill payment services via Nagad, according to a press release.

Nearly 80 percent of Bangladesh’s electricity consumers are served under BREB, and the MFS provider, Nagad, has more than 80 million customers nationwide.

The two institutions have been working together since signing an agreement in 2023 to enhance customer convenience.

Customers can access the service through the Nagad app by selecting the “Bill Pay” option, choosing “Electricity”, and then selecting “Palli Bidyut Postpaid” to complete the transaction.

With the latest addition, customers of the newly enlisted PBSs can now enjoy instant rural electricity bill payment services through the platform.