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TNEB online payment: every way to pay your bill
The quickest way is TNPDCL's Quick Pay page: type your consumer number and pay by UPI, QR code, card or net banking, with no account. You can also pay through GPay, PhonePe or Paytm, set up EB AutoPay so your bank pays each bill, or send it by NEFT. Pay by the date on your bill to avoid a surcharge (an extra charge for paying late). (TNEB is the name most people still use; bills now come from TNPDCL, and older ones carry the TANGEDCO name.)
How do you want to pay?
Quick Pay: TNPDCL Quick Pay
You need
- Your consumer number (or an application's acknowledgement number)
- The letters shown in a small picture (captcha)
Pay by UPI, QR code, credit or debit card, or net banking. No account needed.
UPI apps: GPay, PhonePe, Paytm or your bank app (BBPS)
You need
- Your consumer number
- An app that offers Bharat Bill Pay (BBPS) electricity bills, such as GPay, PhonePe, Paytm or your bank's app
TNPDCL lists BBPS apps as an authorised way to pay. For problems, use the Complaints option in your bank's BBPS menu, or bharatbillpay.com.
Your account: TNPDCL online payment (login)
Open TNPDCL online payment (login)
You need
- Sign up once with your consumer number and an email address
- Then log in with your user ID and password
Pay by net banking, card, UPI or QR code, see your payment report, and add up to 24 more connections.
AutoPay: EB AutoPay
You need
- Your consumer number
- Your bank account details
- The mobile number for the one-time code
Your bank pays every bill on its own, free. See EB AutoPay below.
Bank transfer: your NEFT details
- Beneficiary name
- TNPDCL
- Account number
- TNEB + your consumer number
- Account type
- Current
- IFSC
- CNRB0000911, or IDIB000A089
Add one beneficiary for each connection. Send the exact amount due: TNPDCL does not accept a different amount.
In person: Counters, e-Seva, post office
You need
- Your consumer number, or your bill or receipt
Pay at a TNPDCL section office counter, a Tamil Nadu e-Seva centre, a post office or a bank counter. TNPDCL also lists the state's Namma Arasu WhatsApp service.
From TNPDCL's own pages, read 24 Oct 2026: TNPDCL Quick Pay, TNPDCL online payment page, TNPDCL payment gateway page, TNPDCL online payment help, TNPDCL EB AutoPay (e-NACH) guidelines, TNPDCL NEFT/RTGS procedure, 19 Dec 2024.
TNEB online payment in short
- Quick Pay on tnebnet.org needs only your consumer number. Pay by UPI, QR code, card or net banking.
- TNPDCL also lists its website and app, BBPS apps such as GPay, PhonePe and Paytm, NEFT or RTGS, section office counters, e-Seva centres, post offices, bank counters and the Namma Arasu WhatsApp service. It asks people not to pay any other way.
- EB AutoPay takes the bill from your bank on the 10th day after billing, at no extra charge.
- If your bank was debited but TNPDCL's site showed an error or a failed payment, do not pay again. TNPDCL says a broken payment on its site sorts itself out within three working days.
TNEB bill payment: every way to pay, compared
| Way to pay | What you need | Good to know |
|---|---|---|
| Quick Pay (tnebnet.org) | Consumer number | No account. UPI, QR code, cards, net banking. |
| TNPDCL website account | A one-time sign-up | Payment report and e-receipts; add up to 24 more connections. |
| The official TNEB app | The app | Pay by net banking, card, UPI or QR code. |
| GPay, PhonePe, Paytm, bank apps (BBPS) | Consumer number | For problems: your bank's BBPS Complaints menu, or bharatbillpay.com. |
| EB AutoPay | Bank account, one-time code | Free. Paid on the 10th day after billing. |
| NEFT or RTGS | Beneficiary details (below) | Exact amount due only. |
| Counters, e-Seva, post office, bank | Consumer number or bill | Section office counters, e-Seva centres, post offices, bank counters. |
| Namma Arasu WhatsApp | The state's service, listed by TNPDCL. |
TNPDCL online payment page; TNPDCL payment gateway page; TNPDCL online payment help; TNPDCL online payment FAQ; TNPDCL EB AutoPay (e-NACH) guidelines; TNPDCL NEFT/RTGS procedure, 19 Dec 2024.
EB AutoPay: let your bank pay the bill
EB AutoPay is TNPDCL's automatic debit (an e-NACH mandate, a standing permission for your bank to pay). Once it is set up, each bill is taken from your bank account on the 10th day after billing. TNPDCL says it is free.
- Open the AutoPay page on tnebnet.org and choose Register Mandate. Enter your consumer number.
- Check your connection details and pick the start and end dates.
- Set a maximum debit amount higher than your usual bill. If a bill is bigger than this limit, the AutoPay fails for that bill.
- Confirm with the one-time code sent to your mobile, add your bank details, and approve the mandate on your bank's website.
You get an SMS or email when it is set up and after each payment. If a debit fails, your bank tells you, and you pay that bill another way before the due date. You can cancel the mandate any time from the same page.
TNPDCL EB AutoPay (e-NACH) guidelines; TNPDCL EB AutoPay registration page.
Pay the TNEB bill by NEFT or RTGS
In your bank's fund transfer menu, add TNPDCL as a beneficiary (the account you are sending money to), once for each connection:
| Field | What to enter |
|---|---|
| Beneficiary name | TNPDCL |
| Account number | TNEB in capitals, then your consumer number. TNPDCL's example: TNEB094590091100 |
| Account type | Current |
| IFSC (the bank branch code) | CNRB0000911 or IDIB000A089 |
Send exactly the amount due at the time: TNPDCL does not accept a different amount. Check it first on Quick Pay. After the bank settles the payment, you get an SMS and can download the e-receipt. The same route works for application charges such as a new connection or a name transfer, using TNEB and the application number.
When you can pay, and the last date
TNPDCL's online payment hours:
| Day | Online payment open |
|---|---|
| Monday to Friday | 00:05 to 23:55 |
| Saturday | 00:05 to 23:30 |
| Sunday | 00:30 to 23:55 |
TNPDCL also posts notices when a region's payments are paused for server work, and asks people to pay early rather than on the last date.
The last date is on your bill and bill SMS. Pay after it and a late payment surcharge is added; see TNEB late payment charges. If the supply has not been cut, you can still pay online. If it has, your section office (the local electricity office) handles reconnection.
Pay in advance, or for more than one connection
In advance. If you have no dues and your bills are being worked out on time, you can pay ahead. TNPDCL sets the advance against your next bills on its own, and for 2026-27 TNERC set interest on it at 2.50% a year.
For someone else. You can pay any connection with its consumer number: an owner's, a tenant's or a relative's. In a TNPDCL account you can add up to 24 more connections and pay each one separately.
TNPDCL online payment FAQ; TNPDCL online payment help; TNERC Order No. 1 of 2026, 11 Feb 2026.
TNEB payment failed or not showing: what to do
| Where you paid | What to do |
|---|---|
| TNPDCL's website or app | If your bank was debited but you saw an error or a failed status, do not pay again. TNPDCL says a broken payment sorts itself out within three working days, and a registered user gets the receipt by email. |
| GPay, PhonePe, Paytm or a bank app (BBPS) | Complain through the Complaints option in your bank's BBPS menu, or reach the company that took the payment through bharatbillpay.com. |
| NEFT or RTGS | If the amount did not match the bill exactly, TNPDCL does not accept it, and the money goes back to the account it came from. Check the amount on Quick Pay and send it again. |
| EB AutoPay | Your bank tells you the debit failed. Pay that bill another way before the due date. If the bill was over your maximum debit amount, that is why it failed. |
Fake disconnection messages. TNPDCL warns that messages saying your power will be cut tonight because your last bill was "not updated", asking you to contact a number or send a payment screenshot, are not from it. Pay only through the ways listed above. More in TNEB bill status.
TNPDCL online payment FAQ; TNPDCL online payment page; TNPDCL NEFT/RTGS procedure, 19 Dec 2024; TNPDCL EB AutoPay (e-NACH) guidelines.
What people report
Shown as failed, but the money went
One person's payment showed as failed on the website after the money had left their account. The advice in the thread was not to pay again and to log back in to check. TNPDCL's own figure is three working days to match it up.
App status slow to change
In one thread, people said the bill status after a GPay payment was slow to update, and suggested turning on the official site's email alerts.
A refund, then the bill reopened
In another, a payment that was refunded meant the bill was reopened to be paid; the thread said within a week.
Summaries of three consumer threads from 2023 and 2024, in our words. We have not named anyone. Sources: r/Chennai thread, 2024, r/Chennai thread, 2023, r/chennaicity thread, 2024.
Questions people ask
Can I make a TNEB online payment without login?
Yes. TNPDCL's Quick Pay page (tnebnet.org/qwp/qpay) needs only your consumer number and the captcha. You can pay by UPI, QR code, card or net banking.
How do I make an EB bill payment with Google Pay or PhonePe?
Pick electricity bills under Bharat Bill Pay (BBPS, the national bill payment system) in the app and enter your consumer number. TNPDCL lists BBPS apps such as GPay, PhonePe and Paytm as an authorised way to pay. If the payment does not show, complain through the Complaints option in your bank's BBPS menu, or through bharatbillpay.com.
Is there a charge for paying the TNEB bill online?
EB AutoPay has no extra charge, TNPDCL says. For card payments through a payment gateway, TNPDCL's FAQ says each gateway's bank charges are shown before you pay. TNPDCL charges nothing for NEFT or RTGS, though your bank may have its own fee. It does not publish a fee for other ways.
What is the last date to pay the TNEB bill?
The date on your bill or bill SMS. After it, a late payment surcharge is added. If your supply has not been cut you can still pay online; if it has, go to the section office. See late payment charges.
How do I get a receipt for an online payment?
Download it from TNPDCL's e-Receipt page (tnebnet.org/awp/ereceipt) using three details from the payment: consumer number, receipt number and payment date. For NEFT, the e-receipt appears there once the bank settles the payment.
Can I pay someone else's TNEB bill?
Yes. TNPDCL's FAQ says you can pay for any number of connections, including an owner's, tenant's, relative's or friend's. You only need their consumer number.
Can I pay my TNEB bill in advance?
Yes, if there are no dues pending and your bills are being worked out on time. The advance is set off against your next bills on its own. For 2026-27 TNERC set interest on advance payments at 2.50% a year.
Read next
- TNEB bill status: check, download and payCheck what you owe, download the bill and get the receipt.Read the post
- TNEB late payment chargesWhat paying after the last date costs, and getting a cut supply back.Read the post
- TNEB security depositYour deposit, the ASD on your bill, and advance payments.Read the post
Sources
- TNPDCL Quick Pay. Pay with the consumer or acknowledgement number, by UPI, QR, cards or net banking.
- TNPDCL online payment page. Warning about fake disconnection messages; authorised ways to pay; BBPS complaints through the bank or app; maintenance Saturday 23:30 to Sunday 00:30.
- TNPDCL payment gateway page. Authorised channels including post offices, bank counters and ATM collection; online payment working hours.
- TNPDCL online services. Payment and billing links: Pay Online, Quick Pay, BBPS, EB AutoPay, QR, e-receipts, NEFT/RTGS.
- TNPDCL online payment help. Registration needs the consumer number and an email address; up to 24 consumer numbers in one account.
- TNPDCL online payment FAQ. Gateway charges shown before paying; paying for others; advance payment; failed transactions; paying after the due date.
- TNPDCL EB AutoPay (e-NACH) guidelines. Free; debit on the 10th day from billing; maximum debit amount must be above the bill; bank notifies a failure; cancel any time.
- TNPDCL NEFT/RTGS procedure, 19 Dec 2024. Beneficiary TNPDCL; account TNEB plus the service connection number; IFSC CNRB0000911 or IDIB000A089; exact pending amount only, else returned; no TNPDCL charge.
- TNERC Order No. 1 of 2026, 11 Feb 2026. Interest on advance payments for 2026-27.
- TNPDCL e-Receipt download. Consumer number, receipt number and transaction date; English or Tamil.
- Consumer reports: r/Chennai thread, 2024, r/Chennai thread, 2023, r/chennaicity thread, 2024.
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