How To | Reset Zesco Prepaid Meter

She walked over and showed him the three-step trick she had learned from a ZESCO technician last year.

He pressed it. The meter let out a soft click . The screen flashed , then went dark for two terrifying seconds—and then lit up again, showing the number 50.00 (the remaining energy in kWh). how to reset zesco prepaid meter

Mr. Banda panicked. “Reset? Do I need an electrician? Will they charge me a fee?” She walked over and showed him the three-step

“It’s not the token,” his neighbor, Mrs. Phiri, said, peeking over the fence. “My power is fine. Your meter has frozen. You need to reset it.” The screen flashed , then went dark for

“Look at your meter,” she said. It was a Hexing or Conlog model—the standard blue and white box. Below the LCD screen were two small buttons: one marked (for information) and one marked the ‘lightning bolt’ symbol (for connect/disconnect).

Mrs. Phiri laughed. “Relax. A ZESCO prepaid meter is like a stubborn phone. Sometimes it just needs a restart.”