The Islamabad Electric Supply Company (IESCO) has introduced a QR code-based payment facility, allowing consumers to pay their electricity bills and all types of demand notices by scanning the codes printed on the documents.

Chief Executive IESCO, Engineer Khalid Mahmood, said the facility would make payments faster, easier and more convenient, while promoting transparency and accuracy in the collection process.

How to pay by QR code

To make a payment, consumers need to open their bank's online application or a mobile wallet, scan the QR code printed on their original electricity bill or demand notice, verify the payable amount and complete the transaction.

The facility covers both monthly electricity bills and demand notices, which are issued for matters such as new connections. Consumers do not need to visit a bank branch or a payment counter to settle their dues.

Available around the clock

The QR code payment facility is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, allowing IESCO consumers to make payments at any time, including outside banking hours and on public holidays.

IESCO supplies electricity to Islamabad and neighbouring districts, including Rawalpindi, Attock, Jhelum and Chakwal, and the round-the-clock option is aimed at consumers who cannot reach a bank or payment office during working hours.

The move follows a wider redesign of electricity bills across Pakistan's state-owned distribution companies. In June 2026, several distributors began printing a new, simpler bill carrying QR codes for extra information and digital services, with IESCO due to follow, and the new payment facility builds on that change by turning the printed code into a direct way to pay.

Safety advice for consumers

Mahmood advised consumers to scan only the QR codes printed on their original IESCO bills and demand notices, and to verify the payment details carefully before completing any transaction.

The warning matters because fake payment codes have been used in frauds elsewhere: a code printed on an original bill comes from the company itself, while a code received by message or pasted over a bill may not. Consumers who are unsure about a code should check the amount shown in their banking app against the amount printed on the bill before confirming payment.

Consumers who face a problem with a payment can contact IESCO on its helpline, 118, or through the company's customer service channels, and should keep the transaction confirmation from their bank or wallet as proof of payment until the amount appears as paid on their next bill.