ceb.lk Know Your Bill By SMS Sri Lanka : Ceylon Electricity Board

Organization : Ceylon Electricity Board
Type of Facility : Know Your Bill By SMS
Country: Sri Lanka

Website : https://ceb.lk/

How To Know Your CEB Bill By SMS?

CEB Consumers can now obtain the latest balance of their Electricity Account and an estimate of their monthly Electricity Bill amount by sending a SMS to the number 1987

Related / Similar Facility : CEB Electricity Connection Application Sri Lanka

To get the Account balance:
Type B followed by the 10 digit Account number
example B <space> 0196024129 or B0196024129 (space is not essential)

To get an estimate of the monthly Bill:
Type C <space> account number <space> meter reading <space> date
Example C 4891526319 9417 05032012
(if the date is not indicated, today’s date is assumed by the system)

CEB Texting Services:
The Ceylon Electricity Board now offers Electricity consumers the option of receiving a number of SMS based services such as the following.
** Receiving planned power interruptions by SMS
** Receiving reminders to settle overdue bills.
** Receiving outstanding Account balance by SMS

CEB will offer additional SMS based services in the future.

This service is currently available only to the consumers in the Colombo City, Kandy City, andWestern Province South I (Rathmalana Area, Dehiwala Area , Kaluthara Area) and will be shortly extended to rest of the country.

If you are an electricity consumer in any of the above areas, you can register to this service by following any of the following steps:
** Type reg<space>your 10 digit Electricity Account number and text to 1987. (Eg: Reg 1597302235)
** Call,011-2498498 (for Colombo City consumers), 0714153058 (For Kandy City), 011 – 4418418 (For Rathmalana, Dehiwala, Kaluthara Electrical Engineers Area Consumers) and give your account number and Mobile number.
** Handover your Mobile Number to your meter reader.

CEB Energy Saving Tips

Energy Saving Tips:
Here are some tips on everything from lighting to air conditioning, cooking to refrigeration.

Save in Lighting:
Saving costs of lighting is much more than turning off the light switch when you leave the room although that’s still a good idea! Following are a number of low-cost actions you can think of to save energy and money

** When you replace any standard incandescent bulb with a Energy Star rated Compact Florescent Lamp (CFL), you can save from Rs. 1000 or more on your electricity costs over the life of the bulb. You get more hours of illumination (compact fluorescents have a life expectancy of 8,000 hours, compared to 750 to 900 hours for standard bulbs) and three to four times more lighting efficiency.

** Start by replacing bulbs that are on for more than three hours per day. If you use Linear Florescent Lamps (LFLs / tube lights), use them with electronic ballasts.

** Use brighter bulbs or task lighting in areas where you do close-up work such as reading, cooking or similar work. Use less-bright light in other areas.
** Keep light bulbs and fixtures clear of dust and other particles. Clean bulbs give off more light than dirty ones.

** Use natural light whenever you can. Make the best use of natural light by arranging desks, reading chairs and work benches closer to windows. Use lighter colours for walls, ceilings and floors as they reflect more sunlight.

** Use halogen lamps for outdoor floodlights in place of standard reflector bulbs. A 50- or 90-watt halogen lamp can replace a standard reflector bulb that has twice the wattage. Use motion detectors as they save energy and money by turning on lights only when needed.

Save in Using Electronic Appliances/Equipment:
** Don’t forget that computers, fax machines, TV’s, VCR’s, CD players, cable boxes, cassette decks also consume energy even if they are in their standby modes. Some will continue to consume energy even when turned off if they are plugged in. Consider unplugging them when you don’t use them or when you leave home or go on vacation.

Save in the Kitchen:
** Use efficient cooking sources. A pressure cooker cuts cooking time by about two-thirds, and a microwave uses less than half the energy of a conventional electric oven.
** When using the oven, cook many dishes together. If the dishes call for separate temperature settings, just set it in the middle. Adjust cooking times rather than using the oven twice.

** Cook with lids on your pans if possible. For example, cooking certain food without a lid on the pot can use three times as much energy.
** Don’t open the door of the oven as you cook. Every time the door is opened, a lot of heat escapes.

** Remember that delicate clothes don’t require as long a wash cycle as dirty work clothes.
** Many dishwashers have energy-saving wash cycles that use less water and electricity. Using these cycles can save a lot.

** Clean the dryer’s lint filter after each load to help keep the machine running efficiently.
** Avoid running small loads in your dishwasher
** A no-heat air dry feature also can save energy by as much as 15 to 50 percent. If you have an older dishwasher, turn the dishwasher off after the final rinse cycle is complete and open the door. This allows air drying.

Additional Simplified Procedure

To know your Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) bill by SMS, you need to register for the CEB SMS Alert service.

You can do this by following these steps:
1. Send an SMS with the text “REG” and your 10-digit electricity account number to 1987.
2. You will receive an SMS confirmation with a registration number.

3. Once you are registered, you can send the following SMS commands to 1987 to get information about your bill:
** B – To get your outstanding account balance.
** D – To get the due date of your bill.
** P – To get the payment status of your bill.
** R – To get a reminder for your bill payment.

You can also register for the CEB SMS Alert service by calling the following numbers:
** 011-2498498 (for Colombo City consumers)
** 0714153058 (For Kandy City)
** 011 – 4418418 (For Rathmalana, Dehiwala, Kaluthara Electrical Engineers Area Consumers)

The CEB SMS Alert service is currently available only to consumers in the Colombo City, Kandy City, and Western Province South I (Rathmalana Area, Dehiwala Area , Kaluthara Area) areas. It will be extended to the rest of the country in the future.

Here are some additional things to keep in mind about the CEB SMS Alert service:
** You can only register for one mobile number per electricity account.
** You will need to pay a small registration fee to register for the service.
** The SMS charges will vary depending on your mobile service provider.