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ZESCO has introduced Malaiti 24/7, a new method of buying repaid electricity units using your Cellphone. Malaiti 24/7 is a proactive measure responding to the growing number of customers using prepaid meters and a quest to give our customers a wide range of vending options.The service rides on the Extended Vending Gateway, a technology that presents various other vending options such as: Point of Sale,Website and ATM.

What are the Benefits of Malaiti 24/7?

  • It is cost effective, no transport costs to a vending point to buy units.
  • It is secure; there is no risk of you losing your money on your way to buying electricity units.
  • It is convenient and allows you to buy electricity units from anywhere at work, at home, at play.
  • You access the service from an already existing platform – your Cellphone.
  • Malaiti 24/7 is a mobile service that is accessible to you on the go.
  • Malaiti 24/7 offers our customers using Prepaid Meters even greater control of electricity usage as it gives them unlimited access to electricity on a 24 hour basis suiting each and every lifestyle.
  • With Malaiti 24/7 there is no queuing to buy prepaid units.

How do I Enroll for Malaiti 24/7?

  1. You need to be a ZESCO Prepaid Customer.
  2. You need to own a mobile Phone with an activeAIRTEL SIM card.
  3. You needto enroll as a memberof the AIRTEL MONEY (BANKING) SYSTEM; Forms are provided for this purpose and you need to supply a photocopy of your ID (e.g. NRC or Passport) as per Bank of Zambia regulations; If you are already enrolled on the AIRTEL MONEY System (formerly also known as ZMP), you can skip steps (3) and (4)
  4. After completing the registration form, submit the form to any official AIRTEL retail outlet or AIRTEL MONEY SYSTEM dealer/ agent for processing; You will receive confirmation of successful registration within 24 to 48 hours; You will also be requested to change your secret PIN immediately from the default 1234 to any 4 digit pin of your choice specific to your AIRTEL MONEY account.
  5. Once you are enrolled onto the AIRTEL BANKING SYSTEM you need to top- up your electronic wallet associated to your AIRTEL MONEY and cell phone number declared in the form in step (3) above; You can currently top-up your account from any official AIRTEL retail outlet or AIRTEL MONEY SYSTEM dealer/ agent Currently top-up your account from any official AIRTEL retail outlet or AIRTEL MONEY SYSTEM dealer/agent.

Who can benefit from Malaiti 24/7?
Customers using Prepaid Meters with Cellphone connectivity to the Airtel Network.

How much does it cost?
The cost of the SMS transaction to buy units is at no cost to the customer. There are no maintenance costs.

How do I buy Prepaid units using Malaiti 24/7?

  1. To buy your electricity units, go to the Airtel Menu on your cellphone and select ZESCOPP.
  2. Follow the menus provided for the rest of the instructions to make the payment; ensure you have your ZESCO meter number at hand when you are requested for the Reference.

ZESCO will soon have other Mobile Service providers connected to Malaiti 24/7 to ensure that all our customers benefit.

Visit Any ZESCO Customer Service Center and Enrol Now